Cottons Point Surf Break

Cottons Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.39° N 117.60° W

Issued: 10 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cottons Point sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Cottons Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottons Point today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 4PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)19s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5ft (1.5m)19s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.5
S
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2074
1778
1674
1302
1480
1652
1652
1633
1615
1398
1104
1029
1016
1051
1051
1038
1038
894
666
639
631
631
631
631
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
0
W
0
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:17PM1.45m
5:45AM0.99m
5:54PM1.62m
6:58AM1.01m
6:34PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.33m
00:10AM0.36m
11:17AM0.41m
1:04AM0.11m
12:04PM0.48m
1:54AM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
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5:39
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5:39
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5:39
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7:59
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7:59
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7:59
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8:00
 mm
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Temp °C
17
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
19
18
19
18
20
21
22
21
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
21
19
18
19
18
20
21
22
21
20
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
1.5
S
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2074
1778
1674
1302
1480
1652
1652
1633
1615
1398
1104
1029
1016
1051
1051
1038
1038
894
666
639
631
631
631
631
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
Energy kJ
51
50
57
51
34
32
42
60
60
43
38
89
89
62
62
79
81
84
84
56
53
33
43
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
—
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
14
125
120
85
9
9
11
8
8
6
2
8
2
—
5
5
5
2
9
9
2
38
75
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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Energy kJ
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