Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
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
19
1.6
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1511
1543
1978
1856
2146
1406
2383
2552
2225
1972
1872
1697
1512
1028
1907
1885
1694
2299
1447
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
10
S
5
NNE
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM0.42m
10:16AM0.48m
11:09PM0.48m
10:39AM0.40m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.18m
4:18AM0.26m
4:44PM0.21m
5:16AM0.25m
4:42PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
13
14
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
16
15
13
12
12
13
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
14
14
13
9
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