Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
27.2°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
670
650
549
522
579
196
196
189
130
128
126
123
93
91
82
187
187
167
160
157
154
141
143
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:50AM0.94m
3:48PM0.86m
4:41AM1.03m
4:38PM0.93m
5:20AM1.12m
5:19PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.52m
9:55PM0.36m
10:49AM0.46m
10:41PM0.29m
11:27AM0.39m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
6:57
6:55
6:55
 mm
14
13
10
10
10
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
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