Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 595 | 586 | 499 | 499 | 421 | 414 | 373 | 355 | 344 | 493 | 313 | 278 | 274 | 269 | 269 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:56PM0.94m | 11:53AM0.90m | 1:13AM0.89m | 1:09PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.49m | 6:13PM0.39m | 6:55AM0.55m | 7:27PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 643 | 595 | 586 | 499 | 499 | 421 | 414 | 373 | 355 | 344 | 493 | 313 | 278 | 274 | 269 | 269 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 8 | 7 | — | 25 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 32 | 31 | 19 | — | — | 21 | 19 | 27 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 1034 | 32 | 104 | 207 | 1034 | 1034 | 1034 | 254 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
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