Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)679111111111111111114141413131313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29345981612451324116311631034942731655630121410431074104292289489410601093116112832714
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.32
9:32AM
0.68
9:57AM
0.73
10:26AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.30
5:56PM
0.07
7:15PM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C191918181818181817161514171717171615151618192020
Feels °C (?)151313151514141515141312161414141413141515141312
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