White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
160
160
199
157
155
152
151
112
127
154
149
173
222
246
266
212
186
153
157
121
163
117
91
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM1.28m
00:54AM1.24m
12:16PM1.27m
1:50AM1.31m
1:30PM1.28m
2:35AM1.37m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.79m
5:57PM0.30m
6:33AM0.73m
7:04PM0.30m
7:43AM0.63m
8:00PM0.30m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
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5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
5
14
8
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
27
28
26
28
28
30
31
32
29
27
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
157
160
160
199
157
155
102
99
112
110
106
72
96
222
246
266
212
186
153
157
121
163
117
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.4
N
14
0.4
N
13
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
24
17
57
56
54
53
152
151
15
35
34
24
33
68
68
48
141
155
126
112
68
57
55
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
S
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.3
N
11
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
57
57
24
8
14
31
52
51
36
9
26
26
25
25
37
66
43
41
39
38
51
21
23
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
110
103
142
121
110
121
12
10
70
127
154
149
173
57
24
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
26
26
1579
921
544
544
0
544
544
544
914
956
29
544
29
29
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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