Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is
25.8°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
144
147
157
186
202
266
232
158
138
226
214
191
200
194
200
212
218
261
244
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:30PM1.24m
9:33AM1.01m
8:11PM1.17m
11:04AM1.00m
9:11PM1.12m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.78m
2:44AM0.48m
2:08PM0.86m
3:45AM0.52m
3:23PM0.91m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
22
22
20
21
20
21
21
22
21
20
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