Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 341 | 584 | 584 | 505 | 535 | 892 | 1700 | 1833 | 1807 | 1990 | 2482 | 2899 | 2999 | 2684 | 2684 | 2628 | 2712 | 2445 | 2137 | 2078 | 1883 | 1652 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01PM0.61m | 11:30PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.14m | 1:11PM0.14m | 1:32PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 304 | 341 | 584 | 584 | 505 | 535 | 892 | 1700 | 1833 | 1807 | 1990 | 2482 | 2899 | 2999 | 2684 | 2684 | 2628 | 2712 | 2445 | 2137 | 2078 | 1883 | 1652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 119 | 117 | 229 | 223 | 387 | 457 | 566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 168 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 21 | 397 | 1623 | 265 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1841 | 327 | 184 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 399 | 1623 | 1623 | 1832 | 146 |
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