Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 8AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1751
1557
1511
1193
1060
938
825
745
757
699
715
965
1243
1279
3683
3326
3766
3455
3351
3639
4043
4588
5128
5395
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM0.54m
00:45AM0.49m
5:29AM0.47m
8:35PM0.42m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.15m
1:46PM0.16m
1:41PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
15
14
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16
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16
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15
14
14
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18
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
11
12
11
12
13
12
14
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
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