Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2899
2999
2895
3058
3114
3072
2989
1748
2436
2221
1990
1751
1557
1380
1316
1060
938
825
745
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30PM0.58m
00:03AM0.54m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.14m
1:44PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
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17
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15
13
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15
Feels °C
16
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12
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