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Triplets surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Triplets surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Triplets sea temperature is
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Triplets today?
The current surf forecast for Triplets at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Triplets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 63 | 77 | 94 | 138 | 128 | 137 | 125 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:49PM 1.01 | 12:24PM 1.17 | 12:09AM 0.95 | 1:10PM 1.19 | 1:30AM 0.92 | 1:52PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:33PM 0.65 | 5:27AM 0.33 | 6:48PM 0.59 | 6:22AM 0.42 | 7:52PM 0.50 | 7:16AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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