Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

17.5°C

Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (06 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 6								Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	569	1170	1795	1960	1883	1850	1365	1852	4372	4080	3269	2853	2541	2191	1899	1875	1933	2200	2669	3199	3312	3192	2620	2588
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:00AM0.64m									6:17AM0.66m								7:18AM0.66m
Low Tide						3:10PM-0.00m								3:40PM0.00m								4:06PM0.04m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	13	14	17	16	14	12	10	10	11	17	20	18	16	14	13	12	13	17	19	20	17	13
Feels °C	11	6	7	7	12	10	8	7	6	6	8	14	16	12	11	10	9	8	9	11	12	14	13	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	569	1170	1795	1960	1883	1850	1365	932	4372	4080	3269	2853	2541	2191	1899	1875	1933	2200	2669	3199	3312	3192	2620	2588
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	SW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	143	18	44	157	301	630	1317	1852	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	248	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	19	41	56	75	19	14	19	20	—	—	—	—	—	19	30	21	11	11	11	11	21	14	17	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Denison WA - North West	Separation Point WA - North West	Cape Arid WA - Far South	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Avalon Point WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	302	372	726	1623	15	147	65	0	15	65	15	0	15	67	65	0	0	0	0	202	147	0	0	146
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast					North Beach Tom's		Cozies and Geeries	Cottesloe Beach	Cozies and Geeries	Melros	Cozies and Geeries	Melros	North Beach Tom's	Melros	Melros	Cottesloe Beach	Cottesloe Beach	Melros	Cottesloe Beach			Melros	Melros
Rating (10 max)					4		5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Redgate WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	4	4	7	5	6	8	6	4	7	7	7
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Captains South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Etang-Sale Reunion	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	9	9	6	7	8	4	5	5	5	6	4	6	8	7	7	7

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