Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1191
1227
1127
1095
1079
1023
994
876
915
850
756
796
808
947
643
643
1299
2042
553
2002
536
1497
1475
1697
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:23PM0.35m
8:17AM0.55m
9:24PM0.32m
8:31AM0.60m
10:30PM0.29m
8:47AM0.64m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.25m
00:54AM0.29m
4:11PM0.20m
00:33AM0.29m
4:41PM0.16m
00:26AM0.28m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:48
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
17
16
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
14
13
13
15
19
17
17
17
17
15
20
17
17
17
18
17
15
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1191
1227
1127
1095
1079
1023
994
876
915
850
756
796
808
947
643
643
613
553
475
536
1497
1475
1697
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.9
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
8
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
8
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
9
13
21
39
58
1299
2042
432
2002
504
47
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
146
249
146
0
0
146
146
915
1145
1623
1881
1881
1993
2133
2133
1875
1875
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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