White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121477777777777777131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353304299247347180161273312293285277277240212187161161113110968484134
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
1.51
5:02PM
1.39
5:08AM
1.55
5:50PM
1.37
5:46AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
0.33
10:53AM
0.25
10:57PM
0.37
11:36AM
0.19
11:37PM
0.44
12:23PM
0.16
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---121--11113312511--11
Temp. °C272727262627282727262726272727262626262627292827
Feels °C (?)302929282728292727262726272829282829292930302829
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