Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
79
64
76
112
76
202
267
246
468
574
649
749
621
702
630
886
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:30PM1.13m
6:54AM1.35m
7:03PM1.18m
7:23AM1.38m
7:37PM1.20m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.15m
1:02PM0.20m
00:58AM0.14m
1:33PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
28
28
29
29
27
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
27
28
29
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