White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
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
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
ESE
7
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
160
157
160
160
199
157
155
152
151
149
144
108
125
125
135
192
284
246
168
142
112
86
66
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM1.18m
10:50AM1.28m
00:54AM1.24m
12:16PM1.27m
1:50AM1.31m
1:30PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.79m
5:57PM0.30m
6:33AM0.73m
7:04PM0.30m
7:43AM0.63m
8:00PM0.30m
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
7
2
4
5
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
26
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
25
28
28
27
25
24
25
24
24
25
26
26
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
S
10
1.2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
206
160
157
160
160
199
157
117
121
99
102
108
108
103
101
94
192
284
246
168
142
112
86
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
SE
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
59
24
24
57
57
56
54
155
152
151
149
144
102
125
125
42
69
68
64
55
57
49
48
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
13
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.3
N
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
8
58
57
17
23
8
14
53
52
51
35
35
34
33
18
18
39
22
28
58
55
55
35
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
167
136
110
110
107
133
131
12
88
135
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
919
544
544
544
544
921
1598
1598
1598
544
544
544
544
544
1009
544
544
544
544
544
29
544
914
914
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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