Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

17.4°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	17s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Evening (08 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 8							Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2200	2781	2958	3230	2907	2653	2620	2300	2080	2054	1735	1646	1471	1328	1271	1167	1136	936	811	697	697	697	736
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:18AM0.66m									8:10AM0.64m				10:43PM0.33m				8:56AM0.59m				10:18PM0.37m
Low Tide					4:06PM0.04m								4:24PM0.10m			1:37AM0.31m					4:29PM0.17m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	14	19	20	17	13	11	10	11	16	20	21	20	17	14	13	13	17	20	18	18	17
Feels °C	9	7	8	14	14	12	6	4	4	4	10	15	16	16	12	10	9	7	11	16	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15
kJ	2200	2781	2958	3230	2907	2653	2620	2300	2080	2054	1735	1646	1471	1328	1271	1167	1136	936	811	697	697	697	736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSE 5	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	W 18	SW 26	WSW 26	WSW 26	WSW 24	WSW 24	WSW 24	WSW 24	WSW 22	WSW 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	7	—	2	—	—	—	165	26	66	65	56	109	109	109	183	181
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	—	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3
kJ	15	19	20	—	9	16	28	28	24	27	10	—	—	—	5	9	10	15	8	—	—	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	147	0	0	0	146	146	45	146	45	1	1	0	1	1	1	36	45	21	21	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5		5	5	4			4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8	9

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