Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
1.2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.6
WSW
14
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
607
472
465
388
346
286
277
193
187
144
125
101
153
182
160
223
480
463
392
327
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
15
ESE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
W
15
W
10
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:55PM0.66m
10:13PM0.66m
10:35PM0.64m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.17m
11:58AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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6:25
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6:27
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6:28
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3
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6
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Temp °C
21
26
24
24
22
20
18
19
26
26
20
19
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
24
20
20
14
12
9
11
20
23
19
19
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
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