Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
535
892
1700
1833
1807
1962
2482
2899
2999
2895
2684
2684
2712
2638
2318
2078
1883
1605
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM0.61m
11:30PM0.58m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.14m
1:32PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
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18
18
18
18
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17
Feels °C
15
16
15
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16
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16
14
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12
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11
13
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