White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
82
82
74
97
109
135
204
275
401
425
425
325
312
261
200
168
168
176
204
381
443
463
463
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:10PM1.30m
4:20AM1.46m
4:53PM1.27m
4:49AM1.45m
5:33PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.37m
10:05PM0.42m
10:46AM0.32m
10:38PM0.49m
11:22AM0.31m
11:09PM0.56m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
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5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
25
25
24
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
14
0.4
N
16
0.3
N
10
1
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
14
0.3
N
12
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
13
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
13
Energy kJ
15
30
32
31
31
33
77
18
107
89
36
103
103
103
27
20
35
91
88
43
41
85
85
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
N
13
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
15
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
14
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
13
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
19
19
11
55
10
18
11
28
18
29
55
14
14
7
38
48
99
20
43
87
87
29
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
16
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
10
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
15
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
5
0.5
NE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
18
18
18
19
18
10
18
46
28
18
14
7
7
14
7
38
8
7
26
8
30
3
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
80
82
82
74
97
109
135
204
275
401
425
425
325
312
261
200
168
168
176
204
381
443
463
463
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
552
921
544
544
544
544
544
552
552
921
544
544
544
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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