Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
21.9° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131314141414131313131212121212116789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9288417226245064916921126982999808796784630573554508341256200170236414561
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
onononononcrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
0.48
8:57PM
0.43
8:59AM
0.55
10:05PM
0.38
9:13AM
0.62
11:36PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
0.24
2:28AM
0.25
3:59PM
0.16
2:24AM
0.29
4:54PM
0.11
1:56AM
0.30
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020201918171722212120191920202019212020191817
Feels °C (?)171717171817161723191919192022191815161616141313
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