Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
508
530
551
559
559
493
512
506
493
596
627
784
1785
773
880
892
1871
2007
2238
2119
2378
2111
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM0.27m
10:28PM0.66m
10:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.15m
2:34PM0.26m
7:11AM0.15m
11:45AM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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5:56
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5:54
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6:16
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6:16
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2
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Temp °C
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
16
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
9
11
9
10
10
11
10
10
12
9
10
10
10
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