White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 27 Apr 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
28.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
107
88
91
127
108
111
107
89
83
89
80
85
91
191
160
47
61
186
155
194
245
346
418
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:31PM1.30m
3:14AM1.42m
3:24PM1.31m
3:48AM1.45m
4:10PM1.30m
4:20AM1.46m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.53m
8:48PM0.32m
9:26AM0.44m
9:29PM0.37m
10:08AM0.37m
10:05PM0.42m
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cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
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5:29
5:28
5:28
5:27
6
1
1
5
9
4
5
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
29
28
29
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
0.7
S
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
14
0.4
N
16
0.3
N
10
Energy kJ
104
76
88
68
49
72
73
67
64
77
64
53
50
53
11
11
47
28
10
55
31
33
77
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
S
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
N
12
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
N
11
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
S
7
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
Energy kJ
71
20
78
31
42
29
45
22
21
38
12
11
11
11
18
21
29
14
18
10
18
18
18
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
N
13
0.5
NE
7
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
14
0.4
N
11
0.4
S
8
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
14
55
23
47
46
45
39
37
39
22
21
21
21
19
32
31
18
18
31
28
17
17
16
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
107
91
127
108
111
107
89
83
89
80
85
91
191
160
39
61
186
155
194
245
346
418
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
544
29
27
544
544
22
27
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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