The Sequel Surf Forecast

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The Sequel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 +11

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

The Sequel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's The Sequel sea temperature is 28.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Sequel today?

The current surf forecast for The Sequel at 9AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Apr)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (30 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

Table - waves today at The Sequel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 30								Friday 1								Saturday 2
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	98	106	126	165	235	266	236	236	211	187	139	102	70	73	139	139	300	300	329	329	329	374	366	355
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:04AM1.37m				4:41PM1.18m				4:31AM1.37m					5:21PM1.16m			4:59AM1.35m					6:00PM1.14m
Low Tide				10:34AM0.23m				10:26PM0.42m					11:08AM0.19m			10:59PM0.47m					11:42AM0.17m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	27	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	27	25	26	25	26	26	25	27	25	27	26	28	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 13	NNE 10	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 8
kJ	43	28	19	29	55	103	66	66	27	28	35	44	54	40	29	29	26	35	34	46	46	46	44	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NNE 10	N 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 15	NNE 9	N 14	N 14	N 13	SE 9	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	17	19	28	14	14	14	14	14	17	8	63	57	56	42	55	55	55	53	52	49	47	26	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NE 7	NNE 12	N 10	N 16	S 20	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	N 15	NNE 9	NNE 11	SE 10	N 13	NE 11	S 17	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 17	S 16	—	—	S 15
kJ	15	8	14	8	20	7	7	2	13	17	8	12	23	55	29	6	26	24	34	22	21	—	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	98	106	126	165	235	266	236	236	211	187	139	102	70	73	139	139	300	300	329	329	329	374	366	355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Nera Rivermouth New-Caledonia	Teouma Bay Efate
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2
Distance (km)	554	554	554	554	1136	925	554	554	554	554	554	562	924	923	554	554	554	554	554	554	585	554	554	32
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate																								No Boats
Rating (10 max)																								2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu																								No Boats Efate
Rating (10 max)																								2
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	7	5	5	4

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