Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
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)
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
3
2
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1899
2191
2895
3698
3951
4213
4267
4267
4374
3993
3685
3298
2977
2940
3213
2164
3267
3199
3075
3204
3072
3797
4270
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
W
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:01AM0.52m
2:54AM0.57m
4:03AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.21m
2:52PM0.14m
3:04PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
16
14
15
15
16
13
12
10
11
14
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
10
9
7
7
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