Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AWST
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Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)171616161515151414141313131313121615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3364694994874394984913943843523423363312462352972537665398411038124712471388
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
SW
20
S
20
S
10
ESE
5
NW
10
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.51
9:24AM
0.40
6:53PM
0.50
8:53AM
0.43
7:55PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.14
12:48PM
0.38
2:18AM
0.17
2:11PM
0.31
2:25AM
0.21
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset--6:00-------5:59-------5:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------12112---
Temp. °C252623212120201921212121232221202525232123222018
Feels °C (?)242319181817171517161819211919182524212022232018
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