Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
14
1.8
WNW
6
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
286
277
190
149
236
94
67
133
244
240
320
538
533
472
373
304
306
266
327
562
573
525
970
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
WNW
20
W
5
SE
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM0.66m
10:35PM0.64m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.17m
11:58AM0.16m
12:41PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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5:37
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6:27
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6:28
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1
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4
2
1
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Temp °C
20
18
19
26
26
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
10
11
20
23
17
19
14
14
13
14
15
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
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