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) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | W 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 857 | 702 | 1609 | 936 | 1172 | 2763 | 3204 | 7017 | 6740 | 6371 | 6226 | 6800 | 4605 | 4161 | 3798 | 3606 | 3991 | 3030 | 2655 | 2005 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 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 |
405 | 857 | 702 | 1609 | 936 | 1172 | 2763 | 3204 | 7017 | 6740 | 6371 | 6226 | 6800 | 4605 | 4161 | 3798 | 3606 | 3991 | 3030 | 2655 | 2005 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | W 21 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
256 | 387 | — | 11 | 11 | 95 | 233 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 |
14 | 31 | 135 | — | 227 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | 209 | 184 | 94 | 37 | 14 | — | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 368 | 368 | 350 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 184 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 1140 | 1145 | 1623 | 18 | 147 |
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