Tapi Point Surf Forecast

/ Efate (31 surf breaks) /

Vanuatu (31 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (17.81° S 168.33° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tapi Point surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 +11

Forecast 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 29.5° 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 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Mar)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Mar)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (20 Mar)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

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	Thu 19		Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	5	5	12	12	11	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	64	45	47	41	41	29	30	29	27	58	56	74	52	50	48	48	56	33	83	96	91	113	109	79
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
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	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	6:01PM 1.26				6:24AM 1.34				6:45PM 1.25				6:57AM 1.35				7:33PM 1.21				7:32AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)			12:13AM 0.24				12:42PM 0.24				12:49AM 0.30				1:24PM 0.20				1:27AM 0.38					2:10PM 0.18

	Thu 19		Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55

Rain (mm)	-	3	1	1	-	3	4	1	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	3	4	2	2	1	2	2	1	1
Temp. °C	27	26	26	26	28	29	29	29	27	26	26	26	27	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	29	30	29
Feels °C (?)	30	29	29	29	31	31	32	33	30	28	29	29	30	32	32	31	31	31	29	29	30	31	32	32

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