Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AWST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
W
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
865
721
1533
1895
2817
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1783
1783
1619
1306
1286
1533
2118
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:29PM0.38m
7:37AM0.52m
8:04PM0.35m
7:48AM0.59m
9:56PM0.31m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.33m
00:21AM0.24m
2:58PM0.24m
00:25AM0.28m
3:43PM0.14m
00:03AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:29
5:28
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
21
19
19
18
20
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
16
15
14
16
17
20
19
20
19
17
16
15
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
W
13
1.3
W
11
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
608
865
426
1533
1895
2817
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1783
1619
1306
1286
1533
2118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
17
0.5
W
16
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
93
135
721
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
2.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
7
1783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
8
4
4
4
Distance (km)
125
265
265
0
0
0
1
21
344
368
368
184
1
65
0
0
313
1623
399
146
368
399
170
146
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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