Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
269 | 269 | 218 | 215 | 207 | 183 | 180 | 387 | 380 | 613 | 643 | 594 | 585 | 567 | 549 | 522 | 437 | 196 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:09PM0.83m | 2:40AM0.89m | 2:38PM0.82m | 3:50AM0.94m | 3:48PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.42m | 8:37AM0.56m | 8:50PM0.41m | 9:59AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
269 | 269 | 218 | 215 | 207 | 183 | 180 | 387 | 173 | 173 | 130 | 594 | 585 | 567 | 549 | 522 | 437 | 196 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 10 |
5 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 88 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 121 | 117 | 108 | 78 | 6 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | 17 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 123 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 65 | 79 | 380 | 613 | 643 | 80 | — | — | — | 98 | 94 | 82 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1605 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 2376 | 1110 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 1034 | 1104 | 1034 | 79 |
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