White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

Issued: 4 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is

26.1°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	381	222	207	177	205	281	263	263	218	258	361	347	325	311	304	304	213	220	151	234	134	107	176	198	193	125
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:56AM1.31m				3:21PM1.48m				3:47AM1.30m				3:56PM1.50m				4:34AM1.28m				4:28PM1.49m
Low Tide				9:00AM0.36m				9:44PM0.34m				9:40AM0.41m				10:25PM0.28m				10:16AM0.48m					11:04PM0.26m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	5:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	25	25	24	25
Feels °C	24	25	26	26	27	26	27	27	27	27	26	25	26	26	26	24	24	24	25	25	26	25	26	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 8	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 9	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	ESE 8
kJ	47	222	207	177	205	281	263	263	218	51	65	145	111	161	123	107	100	126	151	93	134	107	65	64	63	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	N 12	N 12	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 12	NE 7	ENE 7	NNE 11	NNE 13	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	ENE 8	N 12	NNE 11	N 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10
kJ	20	80	72	91	61	70	101	47	61	65	57	15	63	26	26	26	56	11	93	29	66	66	10	10	10	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	NNE 11	NE 11	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 11	NNE 12	NNE 11	N 13	N 13	E 12	E 12	N 15	ENE 12	ENE 12	N 12	ENE 12	N 12	ENE 11	N 12	N 12	E 11	E 11	N 17	N 11
kJ	14	12	19	72	82	79	18	115	44	56	30	11	11	17	14	13	26	13	27	12	25	11	9	9	23	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 7	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 7
kJ	381	103	96	—	—	—	71	—	—	258	361	347	325	311	304	304	213	220	64	234	78	103	176	198	193	68
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	544	544	544	544	1829	552	22	22	549	22	549	588	588	918	578	555	555	544	544	544	918	552	544	544	544	544
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