Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 813 | 1511 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1644 | 1857 | 2007 | 1849 | 1872 | 5570 | 3172 | 4432 | 4209 | 5313 | 5611 | 5459 | 5898 | 5641 | 5386 | 5007 | 4301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:39AM0.40m | 00:19AM0.48m | 9:25AM0.34m | 00:36AM0.52m | 8:20AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.30m | 4:57PM0.23m | 6:11AM0.31m | 4:45PM0.21m | 7:48AM0.33m | 4:28PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 892 | 813 | 1511 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1644 | 1857 | 2007 | 1849 | 1872 | — | — | — | 154 | 5313 | 5611 | 5459 | 5898 | 5641 | 5386 | 5007 | 4301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 457 | 343 | — | 131 | 202 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 45 | 98 | 5570 | 3172 | 4432 | 4209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 327 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 21 | 327 | 724 | 1140 | 1145 | 634 | 606 | 634 | 915 | 146 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 350 | 344 | 350 |
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