Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

20.6°C

Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 16	SW 6	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1255	1042	919	961	1100	458	390	522	472	365	293	256	437	186	149	115	95	69	68	1029	199	2038	508	672	822
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:23AM0.33m			7:52PM0.58m					9:40AM0.29m				8:08PM0.63m								8:27PM0.67m
Low Tide	3:36AM0.22m			11:50AM0.30m					4:09AM0.17m			11:21AM0.29m					4:41AM0.13m


	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	6:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	24	24	23	27	19	16	15	17	21	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	14	12
Feels °C	11	11	20	20	18	23	14	12	11	14	18	14	14	14	15	16	17	15	12	11	10	10	10	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	—	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 16	—	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	1255	1042	919	722	543	458	390	522	472	365	293	256	—	186	149	115	95	69	68	87	—	387	508	672	822
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 10	WSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	92	18	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	W 19	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	7	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	—	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 6	SE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	—	SSW 3	SW 11	SSW 5	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 16	SW 6	SW 15	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	16	16	—	961	1100	108	11	5	3	1	—	7	437	74	108	95	60	46	51	1029	199	2038	295	164	115
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	202	0	147	147	0	0	0	0	0	146	2462	2453	249	147	147	0	350	1729	1729	1623	146	146	146	65
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Rating (10 max)	3		3			2	3	3	3	3							2								3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	5	5	5	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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