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Tapi Point surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 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
28.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tapi Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
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 (?)
1.4
SE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
0.7
SSE
0.5
S
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)77777888996777886668881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1731261352091311181341471231262973453453966235251259225544338115156
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
1.21
10:15PM
1.00
11:13AM
1.20
11:28PM
0.92
11:59AM
1.18
12:52AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.57
4:27AM
0.42
5:51PM
0.54
5:13AM
0.53
6:58PM
0.49
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:18-------5:18-------5:20-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:27-------6:27----
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-111-238214221956631552265
Temp. °C282930292726252525252525252525252526252525252525
Feels °C (?)282931302726262424242524242525252426252525252525
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