Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 AWST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 6PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (24 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141413131313131817161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1883181117161525130110831053854919111013381514214875427597616051254998470040403651356225281920
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.45
10:29PM
0.38
3:03PM
0.51
3:53PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
0.36
6:28AM
0.21
5:14AM
0.21
3:13AM
0.12
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------5:33-------5:35-------5:35
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C191920191919192021222220201919191919191918151415
Feels °C (?)16151615171718191819191816151614141413141291011
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