Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
986
819
763
642
849
1605
1192
2080
2088
2169
2259
2202
2035
1969
1849
1922
1849
1633
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:26PM0.50m
10:44AM0.37m
10:37PM0.55m
10:46AM0.30m
10:49PM0.59m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.26m
4:47AM0.23m
3:35PM0.26m
5:37AM0.23m
3:24PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
13
12
16
16
15
15
9
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