Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

18.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	1	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	784	892	2007	2238	2238	2381	2207	2178	1900	1748	1647	1504	1351	1143	942	802	791	700	947	921	1368	1629	1721	1956
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	SSE	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	SW	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide									11:30PM0.67m								00:13AM0.65m
Low Tide					11:45AM0.12m								12:43PM0.07m								1:26PM0.04m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	16	15	16	15	14	13	12	13	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	10	11	11	14	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	17	12	11	10	10	12	11	10	13	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15
kJ	345	338	2007	2238	2238	2381	2207	2178	1900	1748	1647	1504	1351	1143	942	802	791	700	947	921	1368	1629	1721	1956
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	784	892	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	31	52	40	26	—	—	—	17	29	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Boneyards WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Castle Rock WA - Margaret River	Castle Rock WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	146	0	0	0	28	146	146	45	0	0	0	0	184	184	146	147	0	0	0	28	187	187	146	146
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast		Cottesloe Beach	Melros	Melros				Melros	The Spot	Melros	Melros	Melros					Grabbers	The Spot	Melros
Rating (10 max)		3	4	4				4	5	4	4	4					3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Mousetraps WA - Margaret River	Mount Cameron TAS - West Coast	Nettley Bay Reefs TAS - West Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Lennards Island NSW - Far South	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5

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