Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 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  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 534 | 469 | 970 | 702 | 1398 | 936 | 1224 | 2763 | 3204 | 7017 | 6740 | 6371 | 6350 | 6896 | 4605 | 4161 | 3901 | 3504 | 2849 | 2917 | 2379 | 1929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37AM0.63m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 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 |
| kJ | 666 | 534 | 469 | 970 | 702 | 1398 | 936 | 1224 | 2763 | 3204 | 7017 | 6740 | 6371 | 6350 | 6896 | 4605 | 4161 | 3901 | 3504 | 2849 | 2917 | 2379 | 1929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | W 21 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 43 | 256 | 314 | — | 11 | 11 | 95 | 233 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 11 | 29 | 107 | 26 | 232 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 190 | 113 | 75 | 73 | 75 | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 302 | 356 | 368 | 368 | 350 | 302 | 302 | 220 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1623 | 146 | 1140 | 146 | 147 | 146 | 146 |
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