White Cows Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at White Cows today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
64
64
59
59
56
37
37
245
239
258
236
247
239
257
222
247
235
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:16PM1.17m
11:39AM0.98m
10:26PM1.13m
1:15PM1.01m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.57m
4:14PM0.86m
6:05AM0.56m
6:01PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
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