Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AWST
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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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
994
876
915
902
850
700
756
768
820
779
634
1810
553
1904
472
1497
1551
1551
1607
1607
1249
1147
981
981
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM0.55m
9:24PM0.32m
8:31AM0.60m
10:30PM0.29m
8:47AM0.64m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.20m
00:33AM0.29m
4:41PM0.16m
00:26AM0.28m
5:10PM0.13m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
16
16
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
20
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
11
9
9
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
994
876
915
902
850
700
756
768
820
779
634
553
586
381
1497
1551
1551
1607
1607
1249
1147
981
981
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
8
472
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SW
6
2.3
SW
13
1.8
SW
7
2.3
SW
13
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
21
92
1810
325
1904
68
61
37
23
25
16
16
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
28
184
147
0
0
0
0
187
1145
1623
1623
1881
1841
1875
499
1993
1881
146
65
65
65
65
65
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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