Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AWST
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Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
W
2
W
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.6
SW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121267781011111111111111111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8087457345875735545083412561633424446621071650124211631034103481366756112441043
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.38
9:13AM
0.62
11:36PM
0.32
9:32AM
0.68
9:57AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.16
2:24AM
0.29
4:54PM
0.11
1:56AM
0.30
5:56PM
0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------21------------
Temp. °C212019202020202021211819171718181818161514141717
Feels °C (?)191818202019171717171413111314151415141311121514
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