Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

Cotton Tree surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
93
69
120
90
89
36
37
89
86
107
133
137
137
134
144
68
76
202
267
246
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
6:54AM1.35m
7:03PM1.18m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.32m
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
00:25AM0.15m
1:02PM0.20m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:53
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
27
28
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
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