Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is
25.6°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
162
230
236
243
242
275
260
247
312
362
424
491
503
529
527
527
581
609
612
612
675
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25PM1.48m
4:39AM1.41m
4:58PM1.49m
5:23AM1.36m
5:29PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.25m
10:35PM0.33m
10:44AM0.32m
11:15PM0.30m
11:19AM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
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