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White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 +11
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White Cows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Cows sea temperature is
29.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Cows today?

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (16 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.7
N
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)10510101011111111111111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152415151412122422052052052052022332242201101081041008080117160
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.24
4:26PM
1.44
5:28AM
1.28
4:59PM
1.46
5:55AM
1.32
5:33PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.62
11:06PM
0.22
11:01AM
0.57
11:35PM
0.21
11:35AM
0.53
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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Sunset-----6:19-------6:19-------6:17--
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Rain (mm)
1--------------------1--
Temp. °C272728292828282727272829302928282727282929292828
Feels °C (?)292930313031302827272930323232323031333233343332
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