Pango, Vanuatu

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About Pango

Pango is a town in Shefa, Vanuatu. From Pango you can reach 4 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Resorts, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is VLI, 9 km away.

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Staying in Pango

  • 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: VLI, 9 km, TAH, 211 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 Pango.

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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 Pango 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Pango: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Resorts0.3 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Port Vila, 5 km4 ft153 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft170 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, poor4 ft204 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft116 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft215 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, poor5 ft196 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor5 ft186 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Resorts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Resorts, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct16, poor4 ft7 smushy153kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct15, poor4 ft8 smushy170kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor4 ft8 smushy204kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft8 shollow116kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct34, poor4 ft8 smushy215kJwind from the east, 13 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct25, poor5 ft7 smushy196kJwind from the east, 11 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct31, poor5 ft7 smushy186kJwind from the east, 13 knots27°C
Efate - Pounders3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Port Vila, 7 km4 ft138 kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, poor4 ft156 kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft157 kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft148 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, poor4 ft186 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, poor5 ft183 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, poor4 ft164 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Efate - Pounders: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Efate - Pounders, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, poor4 ft7 smushy138kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct26, poor4 ft8 smushy156kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots24°C
Tue 20Oct26, poor4 ft8 smushy157kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct23, poor4 ft8 smushy148kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor4 ft8 smushy186kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct27, poor5 ft7 smushy183kJwind from the east, 13 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft7 smushy164kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots26°C
Efate - Breakas0.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Port Vila, 5 km4 ft153 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft170 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small5 ft255 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft158 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small4 ft215 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small5 ft196 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor5 ft199 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor
All readings for Efate - Breakas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Efate - Breakas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, too small4 ft7 smushy153kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small4 ft8 smushy170kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor5 ft8 smushy255kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small4 ft8 smushy158kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small4 ft8 smushy215kJwind from the east, 13 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct27, poor5 ft7 smushy196kJwind from the east, 11 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct28, poor5 ft7 smushy199kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots27°C
Efate - Pango Point1.1 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft129 kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, poor4 ft152 kJwind from the east-south-east, 19 knots, poor4 ft155 kJwind from the east-south-east, 19 knots, poor4 ft158 kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft202 kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, poor5 ft196 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, poor4 ft172 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Efate - Pango Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Efate - Pango Point, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, poor4 ft7 smushy129kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct24, poor4 ft8 shollow152kJwind from the east-south-east, 19 knots24°C
Tue 20Oct21, poor4 ft8 shollow155kJwind from the east-south-east, 19 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct25, poor4 ft8 shollow158kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct24, poor4 ft8 shollow202kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct22, poor5 ft7 smushy196kJwind from the east, 16 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct24, poor4 ft7 shollow172kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pango, 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).

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Places to eat near Pango

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