White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Cows sea temperature is

24.9°C

White Cows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Cows today (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Evening (24 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	284	302	326	320	461	640	746	783	910	975	1068	1121	1048	1175	1204	1368	1456	1497	1611	2352	2303	2257	2370	2327
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide		3:11AM1.33m				4:00PM1.31m				3:46AM1.37m				4:26PM1.37m				4:21AM1.39m				4:52PM1.41m
Low Tide				9:39AM0.32m				9:51PM0.53m				10:08AM0.30m				10:23PM0.46m				10:37AM0.30m				10:56PM0.40m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	18	18	16	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 5	SSW 12	S 12	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	SE 17	SE 17	SE 17	SSW 12	ESE 16
kJ	87	87	56	14	47	25	186	171	230	215	193	186	90	137	183	81	85	121	111	11	12	12	15	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 20	S 12	S 12	N 10	N 10	SE 12	SE 12	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 15	SE 17	SE 18	N 11	N 11	S 17
kJ	9	31	61	50	55	75	25	11	8	2	6	6	124	121	115	71	69	41	17	12	12	2	2	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	N 11	SE 12	SSW 17	N 11	SSW 16	N 10	N 10	SE 13	W 18	N 10	N 10	SE 12	N 10	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	SE 16	—	N 11	SE 18	N 11	S 18
kJ	25	9	22	59	9	50	8	8	7	6	2	2	6	2	5	5	4	4	10	—	2	12	2	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	284	302	326	320	461	640	746	783	910	975	1068	1121	1048	1175	1204	1368	1456	1497	1611	2352	2303	2257	2370	2327
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1735	544	544	1735	1738	1735	1598	1598	1598	1598	1735	1598	1598	1598	1598	544	544	544	544	544	1598	1598	544	544
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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