Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
4
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4965
4116
3412
3102
1408
2334
2259
2590
762
1578
1965
2800
2923
3611
5055
4729
4377
3685
4036
3378
3113
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
50
WSW
50
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:19AM0.74m
8:13AM0.75m
Low Tide
4:08PM-0.04m
4:43PM-0.05m
5:17PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
12
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
8
5
2
2
3
3
4
5
8
9
10
11
12
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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