Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C

2.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
215
211
221
243
606
623
981
505
635
1081
1214
1150
1136
1107
929
845
822
716
706
669
557
534
512
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:01AM0.69m
11:21AM0.60m
10:47AM0.51m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.01m
9:33PM0.08m
10:01PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
13
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
14
17
Feels °C
12
11
9
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
14
14
12
10
9
10
8
9
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
215
215
211
77
63
606
623
981
472
635
1081
1214
1150
1136
1107
929
845
822
716
706
669
557
534
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
23
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
10
45
87
169
169
404
360
505
290
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
221
243
236
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
121
138
100
5
2
3
3
4
6
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
146
65
65
0
0
0
0
26
65
1
0
0
0
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
125
21
125
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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