Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottons Point today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 242 | 301 | 239 | 233 | 223 | 207 | 204 | 186 | 201 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 156 | 95 | 157 | 252 | 319 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.11m | 6:57PM1.93m | 8:47AM1.21m | 7:49PM2.03m | 9:21AM1.31m | 8:37PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.74m | 2:27AM-0.29m | 1:39PM0.62m | 3:07AM-0.35m | 2:30PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 451 | 309 | 305 | 242 | 242 | 301 | 239 | 233 | 223 | 207 | 204 | 156 | 201 | 154 | 137 | 154 | 156 | 95 | 87 | 252 | 319 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 106 | 98 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 95 | 75 | 157 | 83 | 57 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 21 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 18 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 51 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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