Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414131414141414141361313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5388406616904794184024194564024861086341299269864760649643437370358347416
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.60
12:29AM
0.27
10:58AM
0.65
11:25AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.27
6:16PM
0.17
3:08AM
0.26
7:52PM
0.16
12:30AM
0.11
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----6:27-------6:25-------6:24---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232325232121211918182322242720181718242828211918
Feels °C (?)232324211921211717162219212316141314212523161515
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