Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is
25.8°C
0.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
666
592
592
561
547
346
497
484
561
629
660
660
589
560
509
509
509
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:50AM1.20m
2:44PM1.30m
2:34AM1.25m
3:11PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.68m
8:14AM0.40m
8:45PM0.57m
8:48AM0.38m
9:20PM0.47m
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cloud
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rain showers
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
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22
22
22
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