Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
701
1511
1454
1878
1856
2146
1406
2383
2330
2225
1972
1872
1697
1474
1028
1073
1885
1694
1540
1447
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
NE
5
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:48AM0.55m
11:00PM0.42m
10:16AM0.48m
11:09PM0.48m
10:39AM0.40m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.18m
4:18AM0.26m
4:44PM0.21m
5:16AM0.25m
4:42PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
19
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
11
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
19
21
19
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
9
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