Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.6° 

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 (0.8m), 12s period with WSW 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 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)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 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.4
WNW
6
0.6
WSW
14
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
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
9
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
187
289
94
135
133
211
219
290
461
524
463
382
304
298
327
584
573
495
525
970
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
WNW
25
W
5
SSE
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:13PM0.66m
10:35PM0.64m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.16m
12:41PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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6:27
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6:28
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2
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Temp °C
26
27
21
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
24
18
17
14
15
13
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
14
15
14
16
17
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