Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
4
WSW
9
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1579
1674
1822
2010
2082
2638
2740
3387
3697
1924
3214
3092
3186
4532
4490
4111
3164
2801
2454
2499
1106
2310
2075
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
SW
45
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:17AM0.62m
3:11AM0.62m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.14m
2:08PM0.07m
2:38PM0.02m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
11
10
4
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