Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3164
2602
2506
1910
1690
1419
700
569
1180
2254
1960
2033
1711
1365
1852
4225
3950
3269
2853
2445
2107
1899
1957
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
ENE
20
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
30
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11AM0.62m
5:00AM0.64m
6:17AM0.66m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.02m
3:10PM-0.00m
3:40PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
12
12
14
16
16
15
12
11
10
10
17
20
18
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
13
13
13
11
6
6
8
10
9
10
7
7
6
6
14
16
12
12
11
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