Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
90 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 108 | 133 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 57 | 88 | 76 | 202 | 267 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.29m | 6:30PM1.13m | 6:54AM1.35m | 7:03PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.18m | 12:31PM0.26m | 00:25AM0.15m | 1:02PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
90 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 23 | 68 | 34 | 202 | 267 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 36 | 41 | 52 | 75 | 22 | 68 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 13 | W 7 | SSE 8 |
5 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 88 | 76 | 44 | 4 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 108 | 133 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 57 | 36 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1034 | 207 | 32 | 32 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 1111 | 1110 | 1605 | 79 |
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