Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AWST
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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 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
WSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111167771010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154316384053473363073542475682013262371151182041481278685698598157236
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
5
SE
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
NE
25
SW
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.63
5:55PM
0.68
6:54PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.04
4:02AM
-0.02
4:37AM
-0.05
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:37-------5:39--
Sunset7:22-------7:21-------7:21-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192020171618242322212122212329292424252525262624
Feels °C (?)121415121214221816161616171928252021222223252320
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