Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 102 | 91 | 98 | 181 | 177 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 141 | 130 | 132 | 74 | 73 | 53 | 52 | 120 | 137 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.03m | 4:38PM0.93m | 5:20AM1.12m | 5:19PM1.00m | 5:54AM1.21m | 5:55PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.46m | 10:41PM0.29m | 11:27AM0.39m | 11:19PM0.23m | 12:00PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | S 8 |
66 | 64 | 46 | 44 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 181 | 177 | 167 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 141 | 130 | 132 | 74 | 17 | 53 | 52 | 120 | 9 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 5 | SSW 11 | W 5 | SW 13 | S 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
130 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 93 | 4 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 73 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | S 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | W 4 | W 5 | S 12 | — | SW 11 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 102 | 82 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 137 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1060 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1111 | 79 | 79 | 547 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1060 | 1104 | 1104 | 1663 |
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