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Cottesloe Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
347 | 396 | 409 | 475 | 547 | 575 | 671 | 662 | 604 | 706 | 669 | 970 | 956 | 956 | 956 | 899 | 746 | 499 | 491 | 904 | 1099 | 1240 | 1435 | 1223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:17AM0.78m | 10:55AM0.74m | 11:25AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM-0.03m | 9:22PM-0.01m | 10:41PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 347 | 396 | 403 | 411 | 386 | 379 | 379 | 302 | 604 | 706 | 669 | 970 | 956 | 956 | 956 | 899 | 746 | 499 | 491 | 904 | 1099 | 1240 | 1435 | 1223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 326 | 348 | 409 | 475 | 547 | 575 | 671 | 662 | 247 | 173 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 604 |
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