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White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
29.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Cows today?

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)866668888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10011411911094114109107104109129129122119119122122122119119173191169169
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
ENE
0
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		onglassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.26
12:45AM
1.00
12:56PM
1.28
2:05AM
1.00
1:43PM
1.30
3:06AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.59
6:54PM
0.60
6:15AM
0.67
7:57PM
0.53
7:15AM
0.71
8:47PM
0.46
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------
Sunset---6:25-------6:25-------6:27----
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2242-12121222----2211--
Temp. °C272727262525252525262626262626262728282727272626
Feels °C (?)282828282828282829303130313029293031312929302929
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