Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
234
306
372
338
298
268
153
140
137
128
137
104
93
91
91
91
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:42AM1.14m
4:53PM1.02m
5:14AM1.23m
5:29PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.35m
10:54AM0.37m
10:44PM0.29m
11:25AM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
 mm
16
12
9
9
2
2
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
24
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
28
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