Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottons Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 395 | 344 | 344 | 413 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 339 | 339 | 211 | 294 | 267 | 276 | 210 | 199 | 145 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.56m | 9:39AM1.76m | 10:10PM1.45m | 10:07AM1.81m | 10:56PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.21m | 4:11PM0.06m | 3:58AM0.32m | 4:54PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 491 | 395 | 344 | 344 | 413 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 339 | 339 | 176 | 294 | 267 | 276 | 210 | 199 | 80 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 24 | 125 | 111 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 132 | 129 | 165 | 91 | 257 | 208 | 206 | 148 | 136 | 145 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 22 | W 6 | SW 21 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 123 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 211 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 161 | 159 | 130 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 63 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 182 | 87 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 205 | 205 | 2 | 1 |
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