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White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 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
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | |
157 | 155 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 110 | 121 | 139 | 145 | 128 | 128 | 117 | 106 | 112 | 87 | 94 | 69 | 54 | 112 | 109 | 104 | 88 | 104 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.24m | 12:16PM1.27m | 1:50AM1.31m | 1:30PM1.28m | 2:35AM1.37m | 2:31PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.30m | 6:33AM0.73m | 7:04PM0.30m | 7:43AM0.63m | 8:00PM0.30m | 8:39AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 |
 kJ | 157 | 93 | 93 | 79 | 77 | 110 | 106 | 100 | 72 | 48 | 38 | 117 | 106 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 68 | 51 | 27 | 109 | 104 | 88 | 104 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 155 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 79 | 112 | 84 | 49 | 69 | 54 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 35 | 94 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 14 | S 8 | N 13 | E 7 | NE 7 | N 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 59 | 35 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | — | — | — | 96 | 105 | 121 | 139 | 145 | 128 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 9 | 112 | 49 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 921 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 544 | 914 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 914 | 914 | 914 | 15 | 544 | 544 | 0 | 921 | 1008 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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