Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 3866 | 3218 | 4251 | 4461 | 5302 | 5839 | 4800 | 4085 | 2127 | 2702 | 2350 | 1777 | 1557 | 1255 | 1120 | 953 | 838 | 774 | 644 | 541 | 522 | 467 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:02AM0.51m | 2:31AM0.38m | 10:03AM0.43m | 2:48AM0.44m | 9:06AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.22m | 5:19AM0.36m | 6:13PM0.22m | 7:01AM0.38m | 5:59PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 452 | — | — | — | 4461 | 5302 | 5839 | 4800 | 4085 | 2127 | 2702 | 2350 | 1777 | 1557 | 1255 | 1120 | 953 | 838 | 774 | 644 | 541 | 522 | 467 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | 1326 | — | — | — | — | 1258 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 8 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 502 | 3866 | 3218 | 4251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 608 | 920 | 1623 | 694 | 379 | 368 | 368 | 313 | 313 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 184 | 350 | 65 | 45 |
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