Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
5
5
5
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3951
4213
4267
4267
4320
3993
3685
3298
3213
3213
3981
1923
2417
3424
3291
3765
3560
4213
4402
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:54AM0.57m
4:03AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.21m
2:52PM0.14m
3:04PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
10
9
9
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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