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Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
24.4° C
 (Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (26 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)16161615141414131313121271212111111116771010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512556055101428837733448252821461682164817381835504347671455354247568211346237115226
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
SE
30
SW
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.57
4:53PM
0.63
5:55PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.12
3:31AM
0.04
4:02AM
-0.02
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:21-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191816141520191920191716182422222121232223
Feels °C (?)141313131311101115121214131212142216151616191920
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