Cottons Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT+
Waist to shoulder
Swell
Wind
10KTSWSW
10kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
63°F
3/2mm wetsuit
South Orange County Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Waist-chest high waves stick around. Head+ for best spots. Wait out the early low tide.
Dawn-10am: The lead into the holiday weekend gets a fresh round of longer period SSW swell -- a little bit of NW windswell in the mix to keep the lights on at the beachbreaks -- not expecting peaks but maybe some open corners here and there. A little onshore crumble during the best tide window, but worth avoiding the negative low first thing.
PM Outlook: A little more SSW swell arrives, standouts see some overhead waves. Moderate onshore lump into the late PM window. Evening mellows some.
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Cottons Surf Guide
Cottons Point, the lefthander at the north end of the Trestles beaches, is a long, often-mushy left that breaks further off the beach than any of the other nearby spots. Depending on sand buildup and the tide, the wave typically offers a rather flat face that's perfect for cutbacks. However, if there's a large, long-period, southerly swell and a minus low tide, Cottons turns into a quality high-performance wave, complete with a crackable lip-line and multiple barrel sections before unloading int... Read more