Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.9°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2300
2080
2054
1735
1646
1471
1328
1271
1167
1088
949
811
697
697
697
726
796
766
669
660
752
970
1028
2411
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10AM0.64m
10:43PM0.33m
8:56AM0.59m
10:18PM0.37m
9:38AM0.53m
10:18PM0.43m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.10m
1:37AM0.31m
4:29PM0.17m
2:58AM0.28m
4:15PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
16
20
20
19
16
14
12
12
17
20
21
20
17
16
15
15
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
5
4
4
10
15
15
15
12
10
7
6
11
16
16
17
12
12
11
11
16
16
17
17
15
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