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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Jun 2025 +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
27.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) this week:

The surf forecast for Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) in the next 12 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 24) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 24) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Wed 18th Jun)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf11PM (Wed 18th Jun)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 5AM (Tue 24th Jun)6.5ft (2.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
SE
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
SE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)88667878899889913888891010999109611777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)269275269342287355282269220200161216260159222227452557472341191301292193151141167170145109353483474571596729
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
25
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.99
11:44PM
1.17
11:28AM
0.95
12:29AM
1.21
12:50PM
0.94
1:14AM
1.26
2:08PM
0.97
2:00AM
1.30
3:17PM
1.01
2:47AM
1.32
4:20PM
1.06
3:35AM
1.34
5:16PM
1.10
4:24AM
1.34
6:10PM
1.12
5:12AM
1.33
7:01PM
1.13
6:01AM
1.30
7:50PM
1.13
6:49AM
1.25
8:39PM
1.12
7:38AM
1.17
9:26PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
0.29
5:56AM
0.55
5:36PM
0.35
7:02AM
0.44
6:34PM
0.42
8:01AM
0.31
7:35PM
0.47
8:55AM
0.18
8:36PM
0.51
9:46AM
0.07
9:34PM
0.54
10:36AM
-0.01
10:29PM
0.55
11:25AM
-0.05
11:22PM
0.56
12:13PM
-0.06
12:13AM
0.57
1:00PM
-0.03
1:05AM
0.58
1:47PM
0.03
1:59AM
0.60
2:32PM
0.11
2:56AM
0.60
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise6:15--6:15--6:15--6:16--6:16--6:16--6:16--6:16--6:16--6:16--6:16--6:16--
Sunset-5:19--5:19--5:19--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:21--5:21--5:21--5:22-
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Rain (mm)
--2-11-----2465--------3221---------
Temp. °C242424252524262625262625242323242424252524252424252524242424232423242424
Feels °C (?)212122212423262626272726272625232324232322242323252523212021202120222222

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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Information about the Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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