Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1833
1807
1962
2482
2899
2999
2895
2895
3178
2919
2840
2740
2253
2048
1830
1605
1581
1534
1359
1175
938
791
745
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30PM0.58m
00:03AM0.54m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.14m
1:32PM0.14m
1:44PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
15
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
13
12
10
9
11
11
12
11
9
11
12
13
11
12
12
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