Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
W
1.9
W
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212667810111111111111111414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73458757351750834125616330239254796511131142116310349428436676301196104310741042
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.38
9:13AM
0.62
11:36PM
0.32
9:32AM
0.68
9:57AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.29
4:54PM
0.11
1:56AM
0.30
5:56PM
0.07
7:15PM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:37-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------21--------------
Temp. °C202020202020212019181718181818181715151417171717
Feels °C (?)192020191816161615121114141414151413131216141414
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