Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4605
3895
3798
3606
3062
3030
2200
1929
1746
1349
1216
769
917
493
412
464
347
283
342
428
766
1615
1645
1900
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
15
SE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:25PM0.31m
8:47AM0.62m
11:00PM0.33m
9:18AM0.59m
10:57PM0.37m
9:48AM0.55m
11:00PM0.42m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.31m
4:35PM0.12m
2:18AM0.29m
4:37PM0.15m
3:20AM0.28m
4:41PM0.18m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
14
17
16
15
13
12
13
13
18
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
7
9
8
4
3
3
3
8
12
11
11
8
8
10
9
15
14
13
14
13
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