Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
2.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3890
5287
5155
4789
4432
3456
3740
3113
2716
2454
1846
1525
1504
1370
1370
1244
1279
1467
1567
1692
1910
2041
2230
2323
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:13AM0.75m
9:00AM0.72m
9:43AM0.67m
Low Tide
5:17PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.04m
5:56PM0.12m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
14
15
15
14
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
3
4
5
7
9
11
10
11
10
9
10
12
12
14
12
11
11
10
8
11
14
11
10
12
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