Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
SSW
0
SE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
N
0
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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