White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is

25.9°C

White Cows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Cows today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	17s

Table - waves today at White Cows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 30				Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	62	61	76	61	61	61	93	91	139	202	210	283	257	248	239	218	215	218	221	212
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:35PM1.42m					9:34AM1.16m				8:40PM1.35m				10:59AM1.17m				10:03PM1.28m
Low Tide	1:31PM0.71m					2:45AM0.24m				2:42PM0.78m				3:58AM0.27m				4:15PM0.80m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	25	24	25	23	23	22	21	22	23	21	22	23	23	23	25	24	25	23	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	62	61	76	61	61	61	61	40	35	202	210	283	257	248	239	218	215	218	221	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 6	E 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	56	93	26	41	40	17	34	50	60	55	55	41	42	28	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	N 15	N 15	N 14	S 17	NE 8	S 10	SSW 16	S 16	S 6	E 8	S 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 12	N 12	ENE 8	SSE 7
kJ	4	19	17	16	23	11	16	91	139	18	34	25	33	33	21	21	29	25	23	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SE 6	SSE 3	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 8	E 8	E 5	E 5
kJ	1	8	5	20	50	66	83	82	69	38	40	33	29	26	19	17	82	74	33	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Takara Efate	Takara Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Ifira Island Efate	Ifira Island Efate	Teouma Bay Efate	Ifira Island Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Triplets Efate
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	1
Distance (km)	1836	1836	15	15	544	544	544	1009	921	982	544	26	26	22	26	544	914	544	544	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate			Takara	Takara								Ifira Island	Crazy Tree	British Beach	British Beach					Lava Rock
Rating (10 max)			1	1								1	2	2	2					1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu			Takara Efate	Takara Efate								Ifira Island Efate	Crazy Tree Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate					Lava Rock Efate
Rating (10 max)			1	1								1	2	2	2					1
Header Global	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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