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Cottesloe Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1208 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 1095 | 1079 | 1023 | 994 | 876 | 863 | 850 | 756 | 946 | 624 | 634 | 643 | 690 | 680 | 1803 | 553 | 545 | 536 | 1309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:10AM0.49m | 8:23PM0.35m | 8:17AM0.55m | 9:24PM0.32m | 8:31AM0.60m | 10:30PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.25m | 00:54AM0.29m | 4:11PM0.20m | 00:33AM0.29m | 4:41PM0.16m | 00:26AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1208 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 1095 | 1079 | 1023 | 994 | 876 | 863 | 850 | 756 | 946 | 624 | 634 | 643 | 690 | 680 | 622 | 261 | 545 | 300 | 1309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 553 | — | 536 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 13 | S 5 | SW 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | — | 113 | 86 | 66 | 35 | 51 | 1803 | 48 | 403 | 46 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 249 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 915 | 1145 | 1623 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 1841 | 146 |
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