Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- 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 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| 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 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
426 | 419 | 278 | 274 | 269 | 269 | 218 | 260 | 207 | 200 | 180 | 387 | 173 | 298 | 242 | 235 | 285 | 677 | 656 | 548 | 530 | 593 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:13AM0.89m | 1:09PM0.83m | 2:40AM0.89m | 2:38PM0.82m | 3:50AM0.94m | 3:48PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.55m | 7:27PM0.42m | 8:37AM0.56m | 8:50PM0.41m | 9:59AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 |
426 | 419 | 278 | 274 | 269 | 269 | 218 | 260 | 207 | 200 | 180 | 387 | 173 | 298 | 242 | 235 | 285 | 677 | 656 | 108 | 106 | 6 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 10 |
43 | 36 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 43 | 58 | 57 | 88 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 117 | — | 6 | 6 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
— | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 40 | — | 61 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 73 | 81 | 94 | 170 | — | 548 | 530 | 593 | 140 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 32 | 0 | 79 | 1114 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 1110 | 1034 | 1034 | 1114 | 286 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 547 | 547 | 79 |
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