Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
5
5
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2534
2820
2686
2080
1899
2191
2895
3698
3951
4213
4267
4267
4101
3993
3685
3298
2836
2620
2588
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:01AM0.52m
2:54AM0.57m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.21m
5:08PM0.21m
2:52PM0.14m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
16
14
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
13
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