Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
28.1°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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
188
284
289
289
236
232
220
271
86
86
84
82
80
67
68
60
59
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:49PM1.26m
7:51AM1.18m
8:23PM1.21m
8:24AM1.09m
8:59PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.07m
1:48AM0.21m
1:59PM0.11m
2:24AM0.26m
2:32PM0.16m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
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 mm
1
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3
3
1
1
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3
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
29
30
30
30
29
28
30
29
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