Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
0
1
2
3
0
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.7
SW
11
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1044
325
397
887
694
728
701
638
524
471
389
308
382
453
143
127
91
64
65
79
116
138
193
330
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
S
20
SE
5
E
25
SW
10
E
10
SW
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
5
SSE
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
5
ENE
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM0.31m
9:05PM0.69m
9:30PM0.73m
10:00PM0.75m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.10m
1:14PM0.30m
5:30AM0.06m
6:37AM0.04m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:36
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6:37
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 mm
5
2
1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
18
17
20
20
16
15
14
16
22
20
19
18
19
17
15
17
23
20
20
18
19
Feels °C
9
9
9
16
12
17
17
11
10
9
12
20
13
13
14
13
11
10
11
21
14
15
14
16
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