
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1044 | 325 | 397 | 887 | 694 | 728 | 701 | 638 | 524 | 471 | 389 | 308 | 382 | 453 | 143 | 127 | 91 | 64 | 65 | 79 | 116 | 138 | 193 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM0.31m | 9:05PM0.69m | 9:30PM0.73m | 10:00PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.10m | 1:14PM0.30m | 5:30AM0.06m | 6:37AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 19 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
— | 325 | 211 | 887 | 694 | 728 | — | 638 | 524 | 471 | 389 | 308 | — | 7 | 143 | 127 | 91 | 54 | 36 | 79 | 99 | 78 | 193 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | W 18 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | 397 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 110 | 72 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 9 | 138 | 62 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
1044 | 221 | — | — | — | — | 701 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | 382 | 453 | 113 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 116 | 10 | 7 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 1991 | 1974 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 249 | 146 | 0 |
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