Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WNW 12 | W 17 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 427 | 331 | 498 | 485 | 465 | 352 | 415 | 342 | 326 | 303 | 298 | 350 | 313 | 274 | 418 | 847 | 4302 | 1745 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22PM0.60m | 11:48PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.18m | 1:59PM0.15m | 2:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 434 | 427 | 331 | 498 | 485 | 465 | 352 | 415 | 342 | 326 | 303 | 298 | 350 | 313 | 258 | 246 | 547 | — | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 53 | 102 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 128 | 274 | 418 | 625 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 83 | 87 | 7 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | W 17 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 847 | 4302 | 1745 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 146 | 265 | 356 | 265 | 265 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 317 | 317 | 323 | 356 |
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