Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1106 | 1010 | 943 | 1187 | 1355 | 799 | 765 | 743 | 643 | 595 | 950 | 837 | 793 | 690 | 560 | 578 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.01m | 11:01AM1.02m | 11:56PM0.94m | 11:53AM0.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.41m | 5:19PM0.34m | 5:40AM0.49m | 6:13PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
1106 | 1010 | 943 | 1187 | 1355 | 799 | 765 | 743 | 643 | 595 | 950 | 837 | 793 | 690 | 560 | 578 | 551 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 8 | — |
— | 13 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 83 | 69 | 52 | 42 | — | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
— | 17 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 |
38 | 25 | 34 | 92 | 101 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 80 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 52 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 1114 | 79 | 79 | 547 | 547 | 32 | 32 | 207 | 1114 | 1034 | 286 |
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