Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
24.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (25 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131817161616161514141413131312127121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919998121713871989663567755706512556054700428838753562270220671657157315431638428347336307
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.51
3:53PM
0.57
4:53PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.21
3:13AM
0.12
3:31AM
0.04
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:37
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--1--------------
Temp. °C212221202019191919191819181514161819191919171617
Feels °C (?)18191817171615141413121312910131313131313121213
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