Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottons Point today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 326 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 432 | 387 | 777 | 497 | 603 | 596 | 491 | 491 | 759 | 717 | 667 | 659 | 651 | 552 | 559 | 675 | 684 | 675 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.32m | 2:04AM1.04m | 3:27PM1.42m | 3:52AM0.90m | 4:19PM1.54m | 5:43AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.66m | 8:25AM0.37m | 10:29PM0.51m | 9:13AM0.51m | 11:52PM0.29m | 10:15AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 326 | 326 | 322 | 397 | 392 | 387 | 387 | 777 | 497 | 603 | 596 | 491 | 99 | 759 | 717 | 667 | 659 | 651 | 552 | 559 | 675 | 684 | 675 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 259 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 73 | 491 | 107 | 111 | 90 | 85 | 63 | 50 | 51 | 92 | 150 | 140 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 44 | 432 | 336 | 2 | 226 | 220 | 142 | 188 | 140 | 128 | 127 | 118 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 150 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 82 | 76 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 82 |
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