Beach forecast for Champagne Beach
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+11) · Sanma, Vanuatu Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+11- Swimming
- Calm · 1.3 ft
- Water
- 82 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 12 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 4 mph
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Champagne Beach (6/10). The best hours are from 6:00 am to 8:00 am: beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 82 °F, though with clouds. The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Calm · 1.3 ft | 82 °F | 12 |
| Fri 30 | 8Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm9:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.0 ft | 82 °F | 12 |
| Sat 31 | 9Perfect beach day | 6:00–10:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 82 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Calm · 1.0 ft | 82 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 7Good beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Calm · 1.0 ft | 83 °F | 12 |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Calm · 1.2 ft | 82 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.2 ft | 83 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
2 good hours- Feels like 88 °F: beach weather
- Almost no wind
- Calm for swimming: 1.3 ft waves
- Water at 82 °F (warm)
- Cloudy (98% cloud cover)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.3 ft
1.3 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 82 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 12 · SPF 50
Max UV 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 4 mph
Onshore breeze (4 mph).
- Tide & sand
We don't show the tide for Champagne Beach, so it doesn't count in the rating.
The best window, 6:00 am to 8:00 am, brings beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 82 °F, though with clouds.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 7 | Overcast | 84 °F | 1 mph | 1.3 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 7 | Overcast | 88 °F | 1 mph | 1.2 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 91 °F | 2 mph | 1.2 ft | 4 |
| 9:00 am | 3 | Drizzle | 92 °F | 2 mph | 1.2 ft | 7 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Drizzle | 95 °F | 4 mph | 1.2 ft | 10 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Drizzle | 97 °F | 4 mph | 1.2 ft | 11 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Drizzle | 98 °F | 4 mph | 1.2 ft | 12 |
| 1:00 pm | 1 | Drizzle | 98 °F | 3 mph | 1.2 ft | 10 |
| 2:00 pm | 1 | Drizzle | 97 °F | 2 mph | 1.2 ft | 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Drizzle | 94 °F | 2 mph | 1.2 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Drizzle | 92 °F | 2 mph | 1.2 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Champagne Beach
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- Lonnoc Beach 0.5 mi · SW
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1 and water 1 of 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Champagne Beach
Is it a beach day in Champagne Beach today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, with beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 82 °F, though with clouds.
What are the swimming conditions in Champagne Beach today?
1.3 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Champagne Beach?
About 82 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Champagne Beach today?
UV reaches 12 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Champagne Beach?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (8/10), best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Champagne Beach?
Lonnoc Beach (0.5 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Champagne Beach today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.