Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

20.6°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	0	1	2	2	2	4	4	1	0	1	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	952	919	830	1073	852	1092	808	692	605	579	680	857	668	838	1379	1630	520	954	2120	1014	785	895	1255
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					10:14PM0.43m			5:49AM0.41m				7:54PM0.45m				7:09AM0.37m				7:43PM0.51m
Low Tide		1:33PM0.17m					2:29AM0.38m			1:37PM0.23m					3:02AM0.29m			1:03PM0.28m					3:36AM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	15	21	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	18	19	17	16
Feels °C	11	12	12	10	9	9	9	12	18	12	12	11	10	11	13	14	15	13	12	13	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14
kJ	952	919	830	1073	852	1092	808	692	605	579	680	857	668	838	1379	1630	520	280	1093	1014	785	895	1255
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	WSW 15	W 15	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	—	—	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 7	—
kJ	20	44	110	33	61	61	60	58	53	100	184	520	333	325	—	—	392	—	—	—	—	237	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	—	—	—	W 22	SW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	37	37	36	—	—	—	9	18	44	75	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	ESE 3	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 6	SW 7	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	2	—	9	42	62	56	56	53	36	37	954	2120	268	352	12	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Boneyards WA - Margaret River	Golden Bay WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	5	3	3	3
Distance (km)	146	220	220	203	184	51	0	0	28	184	184	146	146	146	0	0	146	2145	2145	249	170	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast						Melros	Melros	Melros	The Spot						The Spot	Grabbers						Cottesloe Beach	Melros
Rating (10 max)						4	3	3	3						4	4						3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5

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