Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1880
1788
1743
1487
1428
1319
1175
1159
1099
1083
975
817
793
793
892
1411
1511
1358
1496
1598
1285
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSE
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19AM0.59m
00:00AM0.36m
10:45AM0.50m
00:06AM0.42m
10:39AM0.40m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.19m
3:58AM0.29m
5:17PM0.23m
5:05AM0.30m
4:57PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
17
20
20
18
17
16
14
13
17
20
20
19
19
17
16
15
20
21
22
20
17
Feels °C
14
17
18
15
12
11
9
9
13
17
18
16
17
14
12
9
14
15
18
17
13
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