
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3890 | 5287 | 5155 | 4789 | 4432 | 3456 | 3740 | 3113 | 2716 | 2454 | 1846 | 1525 | 1504 | 1370 | 1370 | 1244 | 1279 | 1467 | 1567 | 1692 | 1910 | 2041 | 2230 | 2323 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:13AM0.75m | 9:00AM0.72m | 9:43AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM-0.02m | 5:43PM0.04m | 5:56PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
3890 | 5287 | 5155 | 4789 | 4432 | 3456 | 3740 | 3113 | 2716 | 2454 | 1846 | 1525 | 1504 | 1370 | 1370 | 1244 | 1279 | 1467 | 1567 | 1692 | 1910 | 2041 | 2230 | 2323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 104 | 49 | 31 | — | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | — | 89 | 89 | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1993 | 146 | 146 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 54 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 65 |
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