Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.6° 

Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
10
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
134
202
290
490
463
398
373
311
304
363
584
584
595
606
956
1859
1807
1914
1933
2253
3330
3204
3121
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35PM0.64m
11:01PM0.61m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.16m
12:41PM0.14m
1:11PM0.14m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
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6:28
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2
2
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Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
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