Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.3°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
390
338
396
403
396
382
313
296
296
290
290
210
210
162
207
171
168
168
202
207
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:35AM1.20m
10:17PM1.09m
10:22AM1.10m
11:20PM1.03m
11:26AM1.00m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.17m
4:15AM0.33m
4:50PM0.23m
5:17AM0.41m
5:54PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:51
6:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
5
5
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
29
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
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