White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 18 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.6
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)777777121313131312121212161515151414141615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18118716116115713411084848212893927169807573109669762186224
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
1.37
5:46AM
1.55
6:43PM
1.32
6:28AM
1.53
7:42PM
1.26
7:16AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
0.19
11:37PM
0.44
12:23PM
0.16
12:21AM
0.52
1:15PM
0.17
1:10AM
0.62
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-
Sunset-5:35-------5:34-------5:32------
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Rain (mm)
31331---11--11111----111
Temp. °C272726262626272828272626262626272727262626262626
Feels °C (?)282929303030313029292828282727272727262526262525
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