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Takara surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 12 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 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 141 | 141 | 221 | 258 | 253 | 248 | 99 | 95 | 218 | 3 | 128 | 3 | 164 | 170 | 158 | 127 | 971 | 804 | 589 | 491 | 484 | 356 | 359 | 367 |
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 | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:07PM 1.21 | 12:02AM 0.99 | 12:52PM 1.23 | 1:15AM 0.98 | 1:31PM 1.25 | 2:17AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24PM 0.57 | 6:05AM 0.43 | 7:25PM 0.49 | 6:58AM 0.50 | 8:15PM 0.41 | 7:46AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
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