Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2503
2784
3345
3118
3705
3851
3749
3649
3932
3932
3749
3651
3423
3247
2903
2665
2629
2629
2563
2598
2634
2777
2682
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:07AM0.48m
8:54PM0.45m
8:57AM0.43m
8:59PM0.52m
9:45AM0.38m
9:11PM0.58m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.31m
3:01PM0.23m
3:17AM0.25m
2:36PM0.27m
3:59AM0.21m
2:09PM0.29m
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5:43
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
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