Sea River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Efate, Vanuatu)

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Sea River Surf Guide

Sea River in Efate is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the south. A left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips and coral.

Sea River Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	fairly consistent	28.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sea River:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sea River occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sea River (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Sea River with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in February while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 74% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

74%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sea River Location Map

Interactive Sea River surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Sea River is Port Vila Bauerfield (Port-vila) Airport (VLI) in Vanuatu, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Sea River is Ouanaham (Lifou) Airport (LIF) in New Caledonia, 350 km (217 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sea River Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 11:29 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Sea River

Current tide and informaton

For Rusty Barrel, 2 km from Sea River.

Next High Water: 09:40pm | 0.93m

Next Low Water: 02:40pm | 0.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sea River Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.6 °C) too at Sea River, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite