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Efate - Teouma Bay 60.9

#3473 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇻🇺 Vanuatu · Shefa · near Port Vila

Very consistent, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score60.9 /100
Surfable days79% of the year
Clean days5% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell9% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 2.9 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Efate - Teouma Bay

The best time to surf Efate - Teouma Bay is February, March, May. It rarely works. In May the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is VLI (12 km) and the nearest town is Port Vila (10 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan77%4%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Feb77%7%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Mar78%7%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Apr83%5%0.9 m29°Cboardies
May90%9%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Jun84%6%1.0 m27°Cboardies
Jul86%4%0.9 m26°Cboardies
Aug88%3%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Sep87%3%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Oct79%3%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Nov61%2%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Dec57%3%0.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 60.9

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
24.0
Clean days 24%
2.3
Groundswell 12%
1.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 222° with 19% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 54% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 75%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.801, 168.374 (OpenStreetMap).

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