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Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 06 Mar 2025 +11
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Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) this week:

The surf forecast for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 07) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) in the next 12 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Mar 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Mar 09) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Fri 7th Mar)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf 5PM (Fri 7th Mar)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 13th Mar)6ft (1.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) over the next 12 days.

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Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
E
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1
SE
1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)9998888877766777910777771010101010101010109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)17212411986951351231512082331318985186200131106136305327252215181138170170170196167167188185135181177154
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
0.99
11:21AM
1.17
1:33AM
1.03
12:44PM
1.17
2:37AM
1.09
1:52PM
1.21
3:24AM
1.15
2:46PM
1.25
4:01AM
1.20
3:31PM
1.29
4:32AM
1.24
4:09PM
1.31
5:00AM
1.27
4:45PM
1.31
5:26AM
1.30
5:19PM
1.29
5:51AM
1.30
5:54PM
1.25
6:16AM
1.30
6:30PM
1.19
6:42AM
1.27
7:08PM
1.12
7:09AM
1.23
7:50PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.68
6:35PM
0.29
6:45AM
0.69
7:47PM
0.24
8:01AM
0.64
8:42PM
0.19
8:55AM
0.57
9:27PM
0.15
9:38AM
0.51
10:04PM
0.14
10:16AM
0.45
10:37PM
0.15
10:50AM
0.41
11:08PM
0.18
11:24AM
0.37
11:37PM
0.23
11:57AM
0.35
12:05AM
0.30
12:31PM
0.34
12:33AM
0.38
1:06PM
0.35
1:02AM
0.47
1:44PM
0.37
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
Sunrise-5:46--5:47--5:47--5:47--5:47--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:48-
Sunset--6:07--6:07--6:06--6:05--6:04--6:04--6:02--6:01--6:00--6:00--6:00--5:59
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Rain (mm)
-----1521----2343613311118834112112--2
Temp. °C272727272828272727272727272727272727272727272726262727272828282828282828
Feels °C (?)282927282929282626262626272727272626262526262728282626253031323131313231

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Long Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

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