Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
2
W
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121267781111111111111111141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508341604163349456480126813241163113210349427316556301214104310741042908894894958
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.62
11:36PM
0.32
9:32AM
0.68
9:57AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.11
1:56AM
0.30
5:56PM
0.07
7:15PM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----2-------------------
Temp. °C212021211818181818171818161515151717171716151515
Feels °C (?)201616171412131415131515141313131614141414141414
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