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Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 +11
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Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) sea temperature is
29.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)14131313131312121266688810101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445426413336331321248240184192207195256298284461530485386327281245208118
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
0.90
1:00PM
1.20
2:56AM
0.96
2:03PM
1.23
3:57AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.30
6:39AM
0.61
8:13PM
0.20
7:57AM
0.62
9:11PM
0.10
9:04AM
0.60
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise------5:30-------5:31-------5:31-
Sunset-6:27-------6:27-------6:27------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---11221111-------------
Temp. °C282727272626272728272726262627282828272626262728
Feels °C (?)272728272726272727272928282929302930292929293130
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