
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 279 | 269 | 218 | 165 | 133 | 211 | 214 | 211 | 184 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 196 | 220 | 275 | 339 | 272 | 175 | 299 | 270 | 552 | 635 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.43m | 6:36PM1.22m | 7:07AM1.49m | 7:21PM1.24m | 7:48AM1.51m | 8:05PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.14m | 00:35AM0.02m | 1:20PM0.10m | 1:18AM0.02m | 2:02PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
195 | 279 | 269 | 218 | 165 | 133 | 106 | 98 | 94 | 184 | 146 | 264 | 261 | 81 | 81 | 275 | 339 | 272 | 28 | 299 | 191 | 552 | 635 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 |
34 | 18 | 39 | 97 | 97 | 89 | 211 | 214 | 25 | 177 | 268 | 81 | 37 | 196 | 220 | 106 | 162 | 108 | 85 | 123 | 189 | 191 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 13 |
18 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 75 | 41 | 40 | 55 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 175 | 14 | 270 | 10 | 178 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
39 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 69 | 90 | 97 | 101 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 62 | 68 | 54 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 286 | 547 | 1034 | 1605 | 1034 | 547 | 1605 | 1605 | 547 | 1034 | 1060 | 1666 | 1034 | 1034 | 947 | 856 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1034 | 1034 | 1034 |
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