Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
411
411
325
121
95
121
88
86
89
74
95
97
126
186
194
194
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:12PM1.03m
10:09AM0.95m
11:04PM0.95m
10:58AM0.85m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.40m
4:24PM0.33m
4:59AM0.49m
5:15PM0.40m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
 mm
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
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