Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 26 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
24.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
SW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.5
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)16151414141313131212712121111111167710101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5101428837733448270219951753164817381830504347604307354247568211373231127226204148
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
5
SE
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.57
4:53PM
0.63
5:55PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.12
3:31AM
0.04
4:02AM
-0.02
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset7:22-------7:22-------7:21-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918161415201919202017161824232221212321223029
Feels °C (?)131313111011151212141512121423181616161817182925
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