Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
702 | 1609 | 1042 | 1890 | 2763 | 2427 | 7017 | 7020 | 6749 | 6350 | 5986 | 5012 | 4161 | 4161 | 3852 | 3380 | 2917 | 2553 | 1929 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM0.63m | 11:25PM0.31m | 8:47AM0.62m | 11:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.08m | 4:32PM0.10m | 00:53AM0.31m | 4:35PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
702 | 1609 | 1042 | 1890 | 2763 | 2427 | 7017 | 7020 | 6749 | 6350 | 5986 | 5012 | 4161 | 4161 | 3852 | 3380 | 2917 | 2553 | 1929 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | W 21 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | 11 | 95 | 233 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 4 |
139 | — | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 104 | 104 | 75 | 62 | — | — | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 350 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 187 | 146 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 1748 | 146 | 1623 | 146 | 146 |
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