Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2989
2702
2436
2279
1990
1751
1700
1511
1193
1060
938
825
710
721
699
715
980
1303
1286
3903
3424
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM0.54m
00:45AM0.49m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.14m
1:44PM0.15m
1:46PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
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