Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
!
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6
6
5
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3557
6556
8472
9018
9989
11820
11146
8753
7355
6331
4965
4116
3412
3102
1286
2334
2259
2826
1032
1814
2413
3229
3344
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
50
SW
50
SSW
40
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14AM0.67m
6:20AM0.71m
7:19AM0.74m
Low Tide
3:34PM-0.01m
4:08PM-0.04m
4:43PM-0.05m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
6
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
10
9
Feels °C
2
2
1
1
4
6
5
7
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
9
7
3
1
1
3
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