Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cotton Tree today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cotton Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 615 | 813 | 1323 | 1121 | 1106 | 1010 | 943 | 1321 | 930 | 799 | 765 | 653 | 643 | 595 | 950 | 793 | 793 | 690 | 679 | 659 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.14m | 10:59PM1.01m | 11:01AM1.02m | 11:56PM0.94m | 11:53AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.27m | 4:46AM0.41m | 5:19PM0.34m | 5:40AM0.49m | 6:13PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 615 | 813 | 1323 | 1121 | 1106 | 1010 | 943 | 1321 | 930 | 799 | 765 | 653 | 643 | 595 | 950 | 793 | 793 | 690 | 679 | 659 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | W 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 512 | 380 | 38 | — | 37 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 77 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 83 | 69 | 52 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | W 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 53 | — | — | — | 77 | 94 | 77 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 46 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 1113 | 1034 | 286 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1110 | 1110 | 1114 | 79 | 547 | 32 | 79 | 207 | 1034 | 1110 | 1034 |
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