Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
24.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)13181716161616151414141313131212121212111111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1989663567755706512551104700428838753242280019951657164817381731436347671307354377568175
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
5
SE
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.57
4:53PM
0.63
5:55PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.21
3:13AM
0.12
3:31AM
0.04
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:37----
Sunset------7:22-------7:22-------7:21-
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C201919201919181918151415201919202018161824232221
Feels °C (?)17161515141312131291011151212141413121423181516
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