Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
418
469
447
432
349
349
325
121
95
68
88
112
74
72
80
101
104
143
131
150
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:33AM1.06m
10:12PM1.03m
10:09AM0.95m
11:04PM0.95m
10:58AM0.85m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.25m
4:09AM0.40m
4:24PM0.33m
4:59AM0.49m
5:15PM0.40m
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part cloud
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:44
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
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