Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
2.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5287
5319
4789
3685
3456
3504
3113
2716
2271
1846
1525
1504
1370
1370
1244
1279
1467
1567
1692
1910
2041
2230
2204
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM0.75m
9:00AM0.72m
9:43AM0.67m
Low Tide
5:17PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.04m
5:56PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
12
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
7
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
14
12
12
11
10
8
12
13
11
10
11
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