White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 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 1.1°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 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.9m)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 Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
747
645
589
563
537
457
385
330
330
291
244
235
202
171
171
140
140
116
128
144
151
151
127
121
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM1.52m
8:53PM1.25m
8:06AM1.43m
10:05PM1.24m
9:15AM1.34m
11:15PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.11m
2:10AM0.72m
3:12PM0.17m
3:27AM0.75m
4:19PM0.24m
4:53AM0.74m
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clear
clear
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6:03
6:05
6:05
6:05
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5:19
5:19
5:19
5:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
25
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
49
48
46
43
41
41
40
330
330
291
244
235
202
171
171
140
140
116
128
144
151
151
127
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
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
0.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
9
3
4
19
18
19
19
51
39
37
35
35
35
35
34
35
24
35
35
35
35
35
71
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SW
6
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
9
20
2
2
2
2
19
18
27
42
44
51
50
20
19
39
40
26
17
27
9
24
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.4
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
5
Energy kJ
747
645
589
563
537
457
385
2
3
4
3
4
8
9
1
13
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
544
549
549
549
549
551
574
574
22
919
914
22
22
18
0
6
914
914
914
13
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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