White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 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
28.6° 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 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
60
52
56
69
70
72
77
155
118
154
567
957
815
551
440
366
345
301
302
302
255
302
356
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:48AM1.45m
4:10PM1.30m
4:20AM1.46m
4:53PM1.27m
4:49AM1.45m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.37m
10:08AM0.37m
10:05PM0.42m
10:46AM0.32m
10:38PM0.49m
11:22AM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:58
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5:28
5:27
5:27
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
22
23
23
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
14
0.4
N
16
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
14
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
13
Energy kJ
88
60
36
36
21
27
32
31
31
33
77
18
18
29
85
103
103
103
27
48
99
91
88
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
N
13
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
10
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
15
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
11
20
21
20
19
19
11
55
10
18
18
28
28
18
14
14
7
7
38
38
8
20
8
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
S
8
0.3
N
10
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
N
16
0.3
N
16
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
21
19
18
31
18
18
18
19
18
10
10
46
45
14
20
7
14
14
7
4
12
8
12
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
55
43
52
56
69
70
72
77
155
118
154
567
957
815
551
440
366
345
301
302
302
255
302
356
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
544
1598
552
544
544
544
544
544
552
552
552
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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