Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
857
668
838
1379
596
520
1127
2237
1014
934
1515
1255
1042
919
961
1100
458
390
522
414
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
25
SW
35
SSW
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54PM0.45m
7:09AM0.37m
7:43PM0.51m
8:23AM0.33m
7:52PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.29m
1:03PM0.28m
3:36AM0.22m
11:50AM0.30m
4:09AM0.17m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
17
20
19
19
19
19
16
15
16
24
24
22
25
19
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
11
13
15
13
13
15
14
11
11
11
21
20
16
21
14
11
11
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