Cottesloe Beach surf break

Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). 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 (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.6
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
312
307
307
463
411
394
356
261
213
158
151
151
267
442
528
625
827
927
916
1029
1131
1032
1108
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM0.45m
5:36PM0.31m
6:56AM0.52m
7:31PM0.26m
7:08AM0.58m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
9:24PM0.27m
3:53PM0.23m
9:02PM0.26m
4:18PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
17
21
22
20
18
17
16
15
19
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
17
11
9
7
11
16
20
17
13
12
10
9
13
17
18
18
16
12
12
10
13
14
15
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.6
W
15
Energy kJ
484
312
307
307
463
411
394
356
261
213
158
151
85
267
442
528
625
827
927
916
1029
1131
1032
1108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
11
0.8
NW
6
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
149
147
149
149
14
14
18
108
103
98
89
151
84
43
170
116
116
110
108
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
W
11
0.7
NW
6
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
9
36
84
128
113
82
35
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
N
4
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1
3
10
14
15
9
17
28
51
49
42
34
33
24
45
354
522
587
865
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
21
21
265
21
0
0
0
125
125
125
317
323
317
16
0
21
121
317
350
323
323
302
368
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
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