Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1291
1125
962
763
722
612
467
493
447
368
299
295
390
364
788
778
822
791
1289
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM0.50m
10:03AM0.42m
9:49PM0.56m
10:53AM0.35m
10:06PM0.62m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.23m
4:00AM0.20m
3:21PM0.25m
4:54AM0.17m
3:13PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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rain showers
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clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
7
10
11
11
11
14
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
12
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