Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212771213131313137131313161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29929529529081211443793654175045631395159418865954511182878195618092326138911751876
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
10
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.45
10:59PM
0.42
12:01PM
0.51
10:51PM
0.33
12:24PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
0.20
5:28PM
0.27
5:15AM
0.23
6:40PM
0.27
4:57AM
0.23
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset----7:01-------7:00-------7:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212225232221211918172020201917151415222320202021
Feels °C (?)19202219181817151311141414121010910191714171817
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