
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
751 | 1134 | 1245 | 1354 | 1756 | 1881 | 2033 | 1750 | 1527 | 1431 | 2305 | 2178 | 2148 | 2615 | 2446 | 2178 | 1797 | 1579 | 1490 | 1261 | 1127 | 1093 | 936 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM0.63m | 00:58AM0.32m | 10:14AM0.59m | 00:58AM0.36m | 10:33AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.12m | 3:22AM0.30m | 5:55PM0.15m | 4:33AM0.32m | 6:02PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
751 | 1134 | 1245 | 1354 | 1756 | 1881 | 2033 | 1750 | 1527 | 1431 | 2305 | 2178 | 2148 | 2615 | 2446 | 2178 | 1797 | 1579 | 1490 | 1261 | 1127 | 1093 | 936 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 10 | 28 | 55 | 108 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 21 | 368 | 368 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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