Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottons Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 641 | 551 | 537 | 537 | 576 | 530 | 568 | 647 | 425 | 419 | 431 | 428 | 815 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 815 | 683 | 619 | 534 | 431 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:52AM1.75m | 3:09AM1.02m | 1:06PM1.59m | 4:38AM1.12m | 2:43PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.83m | 7:56PM-0.03m | 6:34AM0.93m | 9:15PM0.02m | 8:49AM0.95m | 10:28PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 641 | 551 | 537 | 537 | 576 | 530 | 568 | 647 | 425 | 419 | 431 | 321 | 815 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 815 | 683 | 619 | 352 | 431 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 15 | W 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 125 | 2 | 289 | 360 | 360 | 428 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 163 | 329 | 534 | 340 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 9 | WSW 4 | W 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 9 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 9 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 172 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 87 | 11 | 84 |
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