White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 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
27.9° 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 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
370
330
318
270
264
228
195
165
171
140
119
125
147
151
154
127
297
311
346
340
247
247
527
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.43m
10:05PM1.24m
9:15AM1.34m
11:15PM1.26m
10:33AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.72m
3:12PM0.17m
3:27AM0.75m
4:19PM0.24m
4:53AM0.74m
5:25PM0.30m
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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5:19
5:19
5:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
25
26
25
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
40
40
50
37
270
264
228
195
165
171
140
119
125
147
151
154
127
297
311
346
340
161
200
527
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
SE
12
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
19
19
18
27
36
35
35
35
34
35
24
35
35
35
35
35
66
35
35
35
25
247
247
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
42
44
51
50
14
19
39
40
26
17
5
10
24
6
17
4
30
24
24
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
428
370
330
318
2
1
2
4
10
15
14
14
10
9
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
555
574
551
549
22
22
18
0
0
0
549
914
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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