Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2958
3230
3113
2653
2620
2300
2080
1982
1735
1646
1471
1328
1271
1288
1136
949
811
697
697
697
736
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM0.64m
10:43PM0.33m
8:56AM0.59m
10:18PM0.37m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.04m
4:24PM0.10m
1:37AM0.31m
4:29PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
20
17
13
11
10
11
16
20
21
19
17
14
12
12
17
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
9
15
14
12
6
5
4
5
10
15
16
14
13
9
7
7
12
18
17
14
15
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