Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3139
4473
4590
4111
3164
2801
2650
2308
1581
905
700
569
1751
2393
2442
2206
1818
1545
1852
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
NE
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:11AM0.62m
5:00AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.07m
2:38PM0.02m
3:10PM-0.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
11
12
13
15
12
7
7
10
9
11
9
7
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