Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
4
4
4
2
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1265
1319
1881
1608
2028
2421
2372
712
603
612
895
768
824
1030
1186
2417
2147
1797
1680
1428
1172
922
757
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
25
SW
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:56AM0.57m
6:03AM0.59m
6:55AM0.61m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.09m
4:00PM0.08m
4:15PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
18
17
17
17
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
18
13
11
11
8
10
10
9
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
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