White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 26 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 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
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)
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
147
123
128
128
128
104
107
107
117
176
143
226
107
92
80
80
89
165
229
280
360
405
444
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:30PM1.28m
2:35AM1.37m
2:31PM1.30m
3:14AM1.42m
3:24PM1.31m
3:48AM1.45m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.30m
8:39AM0.53m
8:48PM0.32m
9:26AM0.44m
9:29PM0.37m
10:08AM0.37m
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5:56
5:58
5:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:28
3
1
6
1
3
1
1
6
11
4
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
24
25
26
29
26
27
27
28
27
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
25
27
26
26
28
26
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
N
12
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
10
Energy kJ
181
147
123
128
128
128
71
55
56
52
58
73
25
70
77
78
80
66
11
11
32
31
31
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.3
N
14
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
N
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
S
8
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
15
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
NE
13
Energy kJ
38
37
37
35
35
71
14
55
19
32
34
45
39
22
22
21
21
11
21
19
11
12
18
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
N
14
0.4
N
14
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
15
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
N
13
Energy kJ
37
10
59
57
55
54
54
20
32
38
46
39
25
37
22
38
21
21
36
35
8
8
18
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
74
21
15
12
104
107
107
117
176
143
226
107
92
80
75
89
165
229
280
360
405
444
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
544
544
544
0
544
544
544
914
22
544
544
544
544
544
544
1836
1134
544
544
544
544
544
544
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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