Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
101
99
96
96
93
92
91
113
51
36
37
36
51
133
72
69
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:54AM1.21m
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.23m
12:00PM0.32m
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
 mm
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
28
29
29
29
27
26
26
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