Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

17.4°C

Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 8PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (07 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 7					Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	4	1	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2853	2445	2191	1899	1875	2200	2200	2669	2958	2888	2907	2872	2620	2300	2080	2054	1735	1646	1624	1254	1271
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide								7:18AM0.66m									8:10AM0.64m				10:43PM0.33m
Low Tide			3:40PM0.00m								4:06PM0.04m								4:24PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	17	15	14	13	12	14	19	19	17	13	10	10	10	16	20	19	18	16
Feels °C	16	13	15	12	11	11	9	7	8	13	14	11	6	4	4	3	9	15	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	2853	2445	2191	1899	1875	2200	2200	2669	2958	2888	2907	2872	2620	2300	2080	2054	1735	1646	1624	1254	1271
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	W 18	SW 26
kJ	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	—	—	—	—	165	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	SSW 4	S 5	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	S 5	SSE 4	SE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	ENE 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	5	40	70	30	17	15	15	14	7	13	11	23	21	21	21	21	7	—	3	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Honeycombs WA - Margaret River	Gnarabup WA - Margaret River	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	65	65	65	15	0	0	147	147	0	0	0	146	146	0	208	233	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Melros	Cozies and Geeries	Cozies and Geeries	Cozies and Geeries	Cozies and Geeries	Cottesloe Beach	Melros			Melros	Melros	Melros			The Spot			The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4			5	5	4			5			4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	5	7	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	9	7

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