Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
242
242
235
231
650
629
599
505
196
193
176
130
128
126
123
107
107
85
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:38PM0.82m
3:50AM0.94m
3:48PM0.86m
4:41AM1.03m
4:38PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.41m
9:59AM0.52m
9:55PM0.36m
10:49AM0.46m
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thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
2
3
4
9
9
10
8
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
26
26
26
27
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