Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
SW
14
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
259
268
290
295
286
246
227
318
284
269
341
259
304
288
398
454
491
582
543
709
915
892
892
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:41AM0.68m
10:04AM0.68m
9:02PM0.15m
10:30AM0.66m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.13m
8:03PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:50
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5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
16
15
14
18
21
18
18
18
18
15
15
19
21
19
19
19
17
15
14
18
22
22
19
16
13
11
11
15
19
14
15
15
15
12
12
17
18
15
16
16
13
10
9
14
19
17
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
283
259
268
290
295
286
212
212
227
284
149
341
259
304
288
280
454
419
582
543
709
915
892
892
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
9
33
31
38
73
117
246
227
318
210
269
140
130
82
216
398
276
491
277
198
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
33
31
11
45
45
88
216
298
53
49
8
73
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
E
3
Energy kJ
2
3
5
2
1
7
11
5
5
4
2
7
10
2
7
8
6
2
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
1
184
146
0
0
1
1
0
26
184
147
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
7
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