White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 May 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
28.0° 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 6AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.3
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
689
673
636
621
660
603
460
348
856
832
906
983
1003
855
983
887
838
674
705
666
497
592
497
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
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-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:39AM1.61m
5:47PM1.32m
5:24AM1.61m
6:45PM1.30m
6:12AM1.58m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.48m
11:25AM0.08m
11:18PM0.53m
12:16PM0.06m
00:08AM0.60m
1:10PM0.07m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
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5:20
5:20
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
11
0.4
NE
9
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.7
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
0.2
S
12
0.4
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
2.1
ESE
10
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.1
S
11
1.7
ESE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
79
52
34
37
28
22
11
86
348
11
19
3
11
11
855
13
18
17
78
20
2
497
17
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
27
13
7
7
21
6
5
14
15
11
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
18
2
6
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
2
6
3
4
6
5
11
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
11
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
8
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
671
689
673
636
621
660
603
460
284
856
832
906
983
1003
120
983
887
838
674
705
666
86
592
497
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
921
544
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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