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Level 7/10

Lenakil

Tanna Island, Vanuatu
🪸Sharp reef🏝️Remote

Lenakil is Tanna Island's most famous left, breaking right in front of Lenakel village on the west coast. A hollow reef break that works best with SW-S swells during the trade wind season. The unique setting includes views of Mt. Yasur, one of the world's most accessible active volcanoes. Remote and uncrowded.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
27
Poor
0.9m
@10s
15km/h
Fri
1
23
Poor
1.0m
@10s
10km/h
Sat
2
48
Fair
1.4m
@11s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.9m
SSE(155°)
Score: 10/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
15km/h
E(100°)
Score: 12/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm99%
Windswell Component
0.6mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.4mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 13 km/h ESE|PM: 15 km/h E
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 4pm (1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:08 am
High tide - 1.19m
10:34 am
Low tide - 0.09m
4:48 pm
High tide - 1.03m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

27
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind12/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
📉 Undersized Swell-6
Adjusted Score27/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score27

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
170° - 230°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal size
1.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (70°)
Offshore range
40° - 100°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m

Water temp

26°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Fly VLI to Tanna (TAH). Short walk from Lenakel village. Maxes out at ~2m.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

SE trade wind season. South swells.

Getting There

Airport
VLI
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
unverified

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