Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
158
139
350
334
309
244
240
236
232
232
279
274
251
188
233
181
184
188
191
195
191
188
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
0
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09AM1.06m
3:36PM0.93m
3:49AM1.14m
4:19PM1.03m
4:24AM1.22m
4:57PM1.13m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.43m
9:15PM0.42m
10:08AM0.33m
10:01PM0.36m
10:42AM0.23m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:31
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6:28
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6:28
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6:27
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 mm
5
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1
1
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1
2
2
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5
1
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Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
31
30
29
30
31
30
30
29
31
31
30
29
30
31
29
31
30
30
29
30
30
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