- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Tapi Point surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapi Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
171 | 175 | 142 | 181 | 189 | 186 | 144 | 118 | 120 | 111 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 89 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 58 | 238 | 337 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.19m | 2:51PM1.06m | 3:32AM1.23m | 3:48PM1.08m | 4:06AM1.26m | 4:37PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.46m | 9:06PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.36m | 9:49PM0.34m | 10:35AM0.27m | 10:28PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
 kJ | 171 | 175 | 142 | 181 | 189 | 186 | 144 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 72 | 70 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | N 16 | N 12 | N 16 | S 18 | N 11 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 10 | N 13 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 106 | 106 | 120 | 111 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 82 | 102 | 145 | 238 | 337 | 541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 519 | 519 | 3 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 528 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tapi Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest