Outer Cotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.74° N 11.39° W

Outer Cotton WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Outer Cotton sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.7° 

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


Outer Cotton surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, SSW swell with 800 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Outer Cotton this week:

The surf forecast for Outer Cotton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Outer Cotton in the next 16 days are 1.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (GMT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Thu 10th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 11s
Best Surf 6AM (Thu 10th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 11s
Most Powerful 6AM (Tue 15th Sep)4.5ft (1.4m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Outer Cotton over the next 16 days.


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