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Cottesloe Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Cottesloe Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cottesloe Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
332 | 260 | 265 | 200 | 196 | 157 | 172 | 133 | 318 | 257 | 341 | 1234 | 3046 | 4386 | 8076 | 11235 | 15552 | 21255 | 20669 | 17081 | 13984 | 9999 | 6908 | 4677 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:13AM0.68m | 8:38AM0.70m | 9:04AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.10m | 5:37PM0.09m | 6:07PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 332 | 260 | 265 | 200 | 196 | 157 | 172 | 106 | 318 | 257 | 249 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 199 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 106 | 81 | 49 | 133 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 25 | 64 | 92 | 85 | 102 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 84 | 341 | 1234 | 3046 | 4386 | 8076 | 11235 | 15552 | 21255 | 20669 | 17081 | 13984 | 9999 | 6908 | 4677 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 261 | 241 | 2486 | 317 | 397 | 1623 | 1623 | 1748 | 1875 | 1881 | 1993 | 2149 | 2149 | 1140 | 1140 | 2448 |
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