Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.4°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1700
1833
1807
1962
2482
2899
2999
2895
2684
2684
2839
2577
2318
2285
2048
1803
1605
1398
1230
1094
1060
938
825
710
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM0.61m
11:30PM0.58m
00:03AM0.54m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.14m
1:32PM0.14m
1:44PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
14
15
16
17
16
14
12
14
12
12
11
13
13
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
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