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Takara surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Takara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Takara sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Takara today?
The current surf forecast for Takara at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 114 | 140 | 121 | 113 | 105 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 76 | 67 | 44 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 78 | 125 | 93 | 68 | 56 | 39 | 40 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:15AM 0.98 | 1:31PM 1.25 | 2:17AM 0.99 | 2:07PM 1.27 | 3:08AM 1.02 | 2:40PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:25PM 0.49 | 6:58AM 0.50 | 8:15PM 0.41 | 7:46AM 0.54 | 8:56PM 0.33 | 8:31AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
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