Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottons Point today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 147 | 105 | 80 | 101 | 113 | 118 | 142 | 212 | 209 | 179 | 148 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 197 | 195 | 193 | 181 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.78m | 7:11PM1.32m | 7:02AM1.84m | 7:54PM1.27m | 7:29AM1.86m | 8:37PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.26m | 1:19PM0.05m | 00:49AM0.36m | 1:56PM-0.05m | 1:15AM0.46m | 2:32PM-0.10m | 1:41AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 101 | 113 | 118 | 142 | 193 | 209 | 179 | 131 | 127 | 150 | 148 | 197 | 195 | 193 | 181 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 147 | 147 | 67 | 67 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 212 | 146 | 135 | 148 | 150 | 82 | 69 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 82 | 129 | 5 | 57 | 14 | 103 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 105 | 80 | 45 | 54 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 66 | 43 | 68 | 18 | 33 | 82 | 43 | 42 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 26 | 73 | 22 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 72 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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