Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WSW
14
1.7
W
6
0.6
WSW
14
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
710
626
561
472
465
388
351
286
277
190
149
144
125
67
133
219
156
183
381
472
407
318
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
5
SSE
20
S
15
SE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
NNW
30
NW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:55PM0.66m
10:13PM0.66m
10:35PM0.64m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.16m
6:43AM0.17m
11:58AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
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5:37
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6:25
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6:27
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6:28
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3
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Temp °C
12
13
21
25
24
23
22
20
18
19
26
29
21
19
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
5
6
15
23
19
18
15
12
10
11
20
26
18
17
16
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
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