Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
2.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
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
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1822
1822
1455
1670
1265
1319
1881
1608
1307
2567
2704
712
603
569
692
820
734
793
1151
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
25
SW
30
S
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM0.57m
6:03AM0.59m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.10m
3:43PM0.09m
4:00PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
15
12
13
14
16
12
11
11
9
10
9
9
12
11
13
12
11
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