Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2629
2122
1929
1534
1283
1151
1077
648
493
412
464
347
288
342
428
701
1421
1454
1696
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:00PM0.33m
9:18AM0.59m
10:57PM0.37m
9:48AM0.55m
11:00PM0.42m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.12m
2:18AM0.29m
4:37PM0.15m
3:20AM0.28m
4:41PM0.18m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
11
10
9
9
13
18
17
15
13
12
12
14
18
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
6
4
3
3
7
13
11
10
9
8
8
10
14
14
14
12
13
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