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Efate - Soumabal Point, Vanuatu

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About Efate - Soumabal Point

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (176°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (356°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). 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). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Erakor.

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

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From Chicago: about 31 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to VLI, changing at DFW and AKL.

    See flights MDW → VLI · Skyscanner from about £700 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Efate - Soumabal Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Erakor, 18 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Efate - Soumabal Point: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Erakor, 18 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Erakor · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Erakor · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct154 ft7 smushy115kJ24°C
Mon 19Oct154 ft8 smushy158kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct74 ft8 smushy183kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct134 ft8 smushy190kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct85 ft7 shollow267kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct155 ft7 shollow246kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct165 ft7 shollow244kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct265 ft7 shollow200kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct225 ft6 shollow214kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct424 ft6 shollow110kJ26°C
Wed 28Oct444 ft6 shollow93kJ25°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to VLI, changing at DFW and AKL, then 40 min by road. About 31h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to VLI, changing at DFW and AKL, then 40 min by road. About 31h 25 door to door

The trip from Erakor, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,155–£2,255 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

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 bag£700–£1,455
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,155–£2,255

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Erakor, 18 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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