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Takara surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 +11
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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
29.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Takara today?

The current surf forecast for Takara at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ESE
0.7
NE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
ENE
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
1.1
N
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)1098988999988899955588888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9490908888681019955546490895311531525358151515149
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
1.05
3:30PM
1.28
4:55AM
1.08
4:08PM
1.31
5:29AM
1.12
4:43PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.61
10:27PM
0.16
10:14AM
0.58
11:02PM
0.12
10:50AM
0.56
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Sunset-----6:27-------6:27-------6:27--
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Rain (mm)
2755755--2211-2144113167
Temp. °C272728282826262728282829292928282828292927272626
Feels °C (?)282931313129303031303031323230313030302926262524
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