Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
2
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
1010
943
1187
1355
799
765
743
643
595
950
837
793
690
560
578
551
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:59PM1.01m
11:01AM1.02m
11:56PM0.94m
11:53AM0.90m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.41m
5:19PM0.34m
5:40AM0.49m
6:13PM0.39m
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6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
 mm
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
28
29
28
27
26
28
26
27
27
28
29
28
28
26
27
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