White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
SE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)12141277777777777777771313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37815014222725524723924024024724718716116111311489898982100957271
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.39
5:08AM
1.55
5:50PM
1.37
5:46AM
1.55
6:43PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.25
10:57PM
0.37
11:36AM
0.19
11:37PM
0.44
12:23PM
0.16
12:21AM
0.52
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:35-------5:34----
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
12111-1113321531--11-1-1
Temp. °C272727272727262627272626262626262729282726262626
Feels °C (?)282828282728272728282728292929293031292828282826
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