Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
525
587
624
561
603
692
692
779
876
1441
4105
4553
4780
4525
3643
3276
2359
2110
1606
1324
1154
1014
962
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:54AM0.55m
9:32PM0.40m
8:35AM0.52m
9:32PM0.44m
9:18AM0.48m
9:38PM0.50m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.34m
3:16PM0.16m
2:13AM0.29m
3:18PM0.19m
3:08AM0.25m
3:21PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
18
18
16
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
13
14
13
10
11
11
11
13
11
8
6
5
5
6
4
4
5
7
7
9
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