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Tapi Point surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 +11
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Tapi Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tapi Point sea temperature is
29.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tapi Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)8877899911111111111114131312121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141414966723222199915355375696462403520
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.29
6:47AM
1.14
5:47PM
1.29
7:19AM
1.17
6:24PM
1.28
7:50AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.12
12:04PM
0.63
12:41AM
0.11
12:43PM
0.61
1:13AM
0.12
1:23PM
0.59
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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Sunset-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
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Rain (mm)
312--------11111---11-11
Temp. °C282828282930302928282827282828282828282829303029
Feels °C (?)312929293130302828272727282827272727272830303031
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