Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
145
113
179
173
146
143
141
139
350
334
252
244
240
236
232
232
228
216
198
238
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:42PM0.84m
3:09AM1.06m
3:36PM0.93m
3:49AM1.14m
4:19PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.52m
8:17PM0.47m
9:30AM0.43m
9:15PM0.42m
10:08AM0.33m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:31
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1
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2
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3
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5
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Temp °C
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
31
30
30
29
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
30
29
29
30
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