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Tapi Point surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 27 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 1.0°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 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.3
ESE
0.7
S
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313131312121212127128899101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)482489489476445426413336331260248240233181178149132173183281326394371378
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
0.94
11:56AM
1.25
1:38AM
0.95
1:00PM
1.26
3:04AM
1.00
2:06PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.59
7:13PM
0.33
6:42AM
0.66
8:23PM
0.24
8:05AM
0.69
9:25PM
0.15
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise--5:30-------5:31-------5:31-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:27-------6:27--
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thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-------1---112----------
Temp. °C262627282828272626272728282727262627272828282727
Feels °C (?)252627282728272626282728282728272728293029292930
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