Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
627
784
1693
773
784
892
2007
2238
2238
2207
2305
2274
1987
1748
1724
1504
1351
1143
942
802
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
5
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
0
ESE
25
SW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56PM0.68m
11:30PM0.67m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.12m
12:43PM0.07m
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
13
15
15
16
15
14
13
11
12
18
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
13
10
11
10
11
10
8
8
16
11
10
11
9
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