Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

20.6°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	0	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	0	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	808	692	680	579	680	857	668	838	1307	587	520	1037	2093	2851	774	870	1367	1144	1011	1037	1269	458	458	587	472
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:49AM0.41m				7:54PM0.45m				7:09AM0.37m				7:43PM0.51m					8:23AM0.33m			7:52PM0.58m
Low Tide	2:29AM0.38m			1:37PM0.23m					3:02AM0.29m			1:03PM0.28m					3:36AM0.22m			11:50AM0.30m					4:09AM0.17m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	21	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	19	18	18	18	18	16	14	16	23	23	20	24	18	16	15
Feels °C	10	12	18	12	12	11	10	11	11	13	14	12	12	13	13	12	9	11	19	18	15	21	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 7	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	—	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	808	692	680	579	680	857	668	838	1307	587	520	280	1230	1079	240	870	1367	1144	1011	722	—	458	458	587	472
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	—	—	—	WSW 14	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	—	—
kJ	60	58	53	100	184	520	333	325	—	407	392	—	—	—	774	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	115	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 22	SW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	18	44	75	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	S 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	—	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 6	SE 4	ESE 4	E 3
kJ	—	—	—	10	34	59	49	51	50	49	42	1037	2093	2851	73	23	14	15	—	1037	1269	123	11	8	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Boneyards WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Peanuts Timor	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Moses Rock WA - Margaret River	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	5	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	28	184	184	146	146	146	0	0	146	2145	2453	249	1623	0	15	0	28	146	146	202	207	146	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Melros	Melros	The Spot						The Spot	Grabbers						Cottesloe Beach	North Beach Tom's	Cottesloe Beach	Cozies and Geeries						The Spot
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3						4	4						3	4	3	4						3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Bullies SA - East Coast	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Pea Break WA - Margaret River	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	6

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