Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1095
1368
1629
1721
1568
1835
1960
1874
1927
1953
1924
1811
1883
1642
1642
1676
1589
1716
1772
1927
1900
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM0.60m
4:44AM0.57m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.04m
2:01PM0.04m
2:31PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
12
13
10
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
14
14
14
15
14
14
11
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