Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
390
364
848
892
822
632
592
522
638
508
530
551
559
559
581
506
469
451
537
627
1846
784
773
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:53AM0.35m
10:06PM0.62m
12:13PM0.27m
10:28PM0.66m
10:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.17m
3:13PM0.27m
5:53AM0.15m
2:34PM0.26m
7:11AM0.15m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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6:15
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6:16
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6:16
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 mm
1
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1
1
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1
1
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1
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3
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
10
11
9
9
8
10
9
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