Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • 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 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
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 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
240
194
194
198
194
284
289
289
289
284
279
279
86
86
68
68
68
66
68
60
59
59
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
0
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:19AM1.27m
7:49PM1.26m
7:51AM1.18m
8:23PM1.21m
8:24AM1.09m
8:59PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.18m
1:28PM0.07m
1:48AM0.21m
1:59PM0.11m
2:24AM0.26m
2:32PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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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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 mm
3
1
1
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1
1
4
2
1
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1
3
1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
31
31
30
29
30
28
29
30
31
30
29
30
30
29
30
29
30
29
29
30
29
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