Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1822 | 1822 | 1455 | 1670 | 1265 | 1319 | 1881 | 1608 | 1307 | 2567 | 2704 | 712 | 603 | 569 | 692 | 820 | 734 | 793 | 1151 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM0.57m | 6:03AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.10m | 3:43PM0.09m | 4:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1822 | 1822 | 1455 | 1670 | 1265 | 1319 | 1881 | 1608 | 1307 | 1055 | 867 | 712 | 603 | 569 | 692 | 820 | 734 | 793 | 1151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
95 | 118 | 584 | 441 | 759 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 38 | 75 | 182 | 249 | 404 | 575 | 705 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
— | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 2567 | 2704 | 277 | 162 | 104 | 47 | — | — | 22 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 65 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 0 |
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