Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4166
4230
3950
3870
3431
3139
3029
2570
2358
2122
2359
2528
1920
1780
1647
1520
1329
1151
1094
862
966
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
10
SE
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:20PM0.51m
8:41AM0.40m
8:29PM0.57m
9:49AM0.35m
8:44PM0.63m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.23m
2:59AM0.23m
1:44PM0.26m
3:45AM0.16m
1:41PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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rain showers
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:26
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
11
10
10
11
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
6
6
6
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
11
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