Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
4
4
5
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
W
16
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2417
2066
1797
1680
1428
1172
922
865
745
699
608
469
970
1138
1585
1687
1326
2076
3552
7454
7687
7404
7382
6840
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:55AM0.61m
7:37AM0.63m
8:14AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.08m
4:26PM0.08m
4:32PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
14
14
8
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
17
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
12
11
13
14
14
12
10
8
10
11
12
13
14
12
10
8
10
13
11
9
8
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