White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
27.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
777
794
794
747
671
631
550
516
457
428
370
370
318
273
235
235
228
228
190
167
167
140
172
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
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
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:46PM1.27m
7:06AM1.52m
8:53PM1.25m
8:06AM1.43m
10:05PM1.24m
9:15AM1.34m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.67m
2:09PM0.11m
2:10AM0.72m
3:12PM0.17m
3:27AM0.75m
4:19PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
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5:19
5:19
5:19
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
24
24
24
25
25
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
17
44
53
40
49
48
46
43
41
41
40
40
39
37
35
35
35
35
228
190
167
167
140
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
11
9
9
9
9
9
4
19
18
19
19
19
18
27
42
44
51
50
34
35
24
35
35
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
3
2
20
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
20
19
40
37
26
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
NE
5
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
716
777
794
794
747
671
631
550
516
457
428
370
370
318
273
235
235
228
30
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
544
549
544
544
544
549
549
549
551
551
574
574
551
549
921
919
918
22
18
18
18
18
914
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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