Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.3
SSW
6
1
SW
7
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
11
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
422
344
308
338
467
143
140
92
64
115
67
99
138
193
371
316
347
331
326
321
292
230
288
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
E
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:30PM0.73m
10:00PM0.75m
10:33PM0.74m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.06m
6:37AM0.04m
8:20AM0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
16
22
22
21
20
20
16
15
17
23
24
23
20
20
18
17
18
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
9
9
11
18
16
14
15
13
9
8
10
18
21
18
16
16
14
14
16
17
16
15
16
17
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