Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at White Cows today (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 9PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1126
971
858
737
645
645
617
552
307
307
566
566
566
537
517
505
493
432
432
412
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:20PM1.44m
5:37AM1.37m
5:50PM1.45m
6:19AM1.32m
6:24PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.33m
11:32PM0.35m
11:38AM0.38m
00:10AM0.32m
12:13PM0.45m
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Temp °C
22
22
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22
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23
23
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23
22
Feels °C
19
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20
22
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21
21
20
20
20
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