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White Cows surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 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
28.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Cows today?

The current surf forecast for White Cows at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280107138109129129122106106106140173169193193154150150150178215237243207
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
1.00
12:56PM
1.28
2:05AM
1.00
1:43PM
1.30
3:06AM
1.04
2:26PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.67
7:57PM
0.53
7:15AM
0.71
8:47PM
0.46
8:10AM
0.73
9:29PM
0.39
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:20-------5:20-------5:22-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:27-------6:27--
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
38111323----32-11--11111
Temp. °C252525262726262626262728272727262626272828282727
Feels °C (?)272827293129303030303031303030292929303131313130
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