About Erakor

Erakor is a town in Shefa, Vanuatu. From Erakor you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Efate - Erakor Reef, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is VLI, 8 km away.

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Staying in Erakor

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: VLI, 8 km, TAH, 210 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Erakor.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Erakor too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Efate - Soumabal Point18.3 kmabout 35 min by car

4 ft115 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

5 ft267 kJ

5 ft246 kJ

5 ft244 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Efate - Soumabal Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	115kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	7, poor	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	4 ft8 smushy	190kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	5 ft7 shollow	267kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	5 ft7 shollow	246kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	5 ft7 shollow	244kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C

Efate - Black Sand Beach7.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Port Vila, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft165 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

4 ft201 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Efate - Black Sand Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	5 ft7 shollow	165kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	4 ft7 shollow	167kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	4 ft8 shollow	201kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 shollow	144kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 shollow	149kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 shollow	133kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 shollow	133kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	27°C

Efate - Erakor Reef1.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft162 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

5 ft183 kJ

4 ft182 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Efate - Erakor Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	5 ft7 smushy	162kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	4 ft8 smushy	192kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	5 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 smushy	182kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Efate - Teouma Bay6.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Port Vila, 9 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft170 kJ

5 ft245 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft213 kJ

5 ft196 kJ

4 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Efate - Teouma Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	4 ft7 shollow	153kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	4 ft8 shollow	170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	5 ft7 shollow	245kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	4 ft8 shollow	158kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	5 ft7 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	5 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft7 shollow	185kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Erakor, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Erakor

Wild GingerAsian · 1.1 km from the centre
Café Vila - Vanuatu1.7 km from the centre
New Chinese EmbassyChinese · 1.7 km from the centre
No.8Music Restaurant LtdChinese · 1.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Erakor, Vanuatu