Cotton Tree Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.75° N 11.38° W

Cotton Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cotton Tree sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cotton Tree at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
451
378
372
367
289
252
244
244
240
240
147
147
109
113
110
186
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04AM0.94m
1:23PM0.78m
2:17AM0.99m
2:42PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.56m
7:00PM0.48m
8:40AM0.52m
8:17PM0.47m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:29
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6:28
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 mm
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2
1
1
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3
2
2
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
31
29
31
30
29
30
30
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
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