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Port Vila, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Efate - Teouma Bay

Surf spot · Vanuatu

Is it worth the trip?

11Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: too small (3 ft swell at 7 s), onshore wind, 12 kn (23 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 13 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
101kJ
Wind
E 12 kn
Temp
26°C

Wed 4 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
38kJ
Wind
ENE 13 kn
Temp
26°C

Thu 5 · 12 out of 100

Swell
4 ft7 shollow
Energy
117kJ
Wind
ENE 9 kn
Temp
27°C

Fri 6 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 shollow
Energy
16kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
27°C

Sat 7 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
15kJ
Wind
E 10 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 14 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 shollow
Energy
69kJ
Wind
ENE 12 kn
Temp
27°C

Mon 9 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 shollow
Energy
44kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
27°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 236, too small
  2. Tue 313, too small
  3. Wed 49, too small
  4. Thu 512, too small
  5. Fri 64, too small
  6. Sat 75, too small
  7. Sun 814, too small
  8. Mon 96, too small
  9. Tue 1011, too small
  10. Wed 115, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Efate - Teouma Bay does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Efate - Teouma Bay, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov36, too small4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.)338kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 3Nov13, too small3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)101kJwind from the east, 12 knots26°C
Wed 4Nov9, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)38kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore26°C
Thu 5Nov12, too small4 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)117kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 6Nov4, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the east, 11 knots27°C
Sat 7Nov5, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the east, 10 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov14, too small3 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)69kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 9Nov6, too small2 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)44kJwind from the east, 11 knots27°C
Tue 10Nov11, too small3 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)57kJwind from the east, 10 knots27°C
Wed 11Nov5, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the east, 12 knots27°C
Thu 12Nov6, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)25kJwind from the east, 12 knots26°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:19 −0.6 mHigh 12:27 +0.4 mLow 18:07 −0.1 mHigh 23:39 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 06:26 −0.5 mHigh 13:23 +0.4 mLow 19:21 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 01:01 +0.3 mLow 07:26 −0.5 mHigh 14:09 +0.5 mLow 20:20 −0.3 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About Efate - Teouma Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (213°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (33°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Port Vila, 9.1 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,320–US$2,560 each

about US$1,320–US$2,560 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to VLI, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$785–US$1,640
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$329
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,320–US$2,560

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

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Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 31h 15m

About 31h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → VLI, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 30 min by road

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