Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.65° S 168.51° E

White Cows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Cows sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
578
522
389
389
329
360
419
360
368
297
262
232
262
262
351
351
262
245
222
176
284
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:00AM1.09m
10:10PM1.28m
12:32PM1.14m
11:42PM1.28m
1:39PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.80m
5:33AM0.35m
5:49PM0.79m
6:49AM0.30m
7:13PM0.71m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:26
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5:24
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5:43
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5:43
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1
1
1
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
26
25
24
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
24
24
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