Cottesloe Beach surf report & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Cottesloe Beach: 9 kts S, gusts 15, 1.7 m waves, water 20 °C — good surfing waves.
7-day forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | |
| Wind | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Gusts | 8 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Temperature | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
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Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | 08 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 02 | 05 | |
| Surf (est.) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Primary swell | 1.212s↑ | 1.112s↑ | 1.417s↑ | 1.416s↑ | 1.416s↑ | 1.416s↑ | 1.316s↑ | 1.315s↑ | 1.315s↑ | 1.315s↑ | 1.58s↑ | 1.714s↑ | 1.614s↑ | 1.514s↑ | 1.313s↑ | 1.213s↑ | 1.113s↑ | 1.16s↑ | 1.312s↑ | 1.212s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.615s↑ | 0.715s↑ | 0.815s↑ | 0.815s↑ | 0.915s↑ | 1.015s↑ | 1.015s↑ | 1.115s↑ | 1.215s↑ | 1.215s↑ | 1.315s↑ | 1.315s↑ | 1.214s↑ | 1.214s↑ | 1.114s↑ | 1.113s↑ | 1.113s↑ | 1.013s↑ | 0.913s↑ | 0.813s↑ |
| Wind waves | 1.15s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 0.95s↑ | 0.85s↑ | 0.85s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.45s↑ | 1.66s↑ | 1.86s↑ | 1.35s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.44s↑ | 0.84s↑ | 1.713s↑ | 1.46s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 0.73s↑ | 0.64s↑ |
| Waves | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Period | 13s | 14s | 14s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 14s | 14s | 14s | 14s | 14s | 13s | 13s | 13s | 13s | 13s | 13s |
| Power | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Groundswell | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Cottesloe, Perth
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SurfSUP
- Best wind directions: ENESE
Cottesloe Beach is Perth's best-known swimming beach, about 11 kilometres west of the city centre, with the Indiana Tea House pavilion, Norfolk Island pines along the grassed terraces and a groyne that is a favourite place to watch the sunset over the Indian Ocean. Each March it hosts Sculpture by the Sea, an outdoor art exhibition along the sand. The beach faces west and is protected from much of the swell by Rottnest Island and by offshore reefs, so it is usually calm enough for swimming, snorkelling around the groyne and stand-up paddling. Surf does reach Cottesloe on stronger south-west swells: waves break along the beach and at reef breaks to the north and south, such as Cables Artificial Surf Reef and the Cove, which are better suited to experienced surfers. Easterly morning winds blow offshore, and on summer afternoons the south-westerly sea breeze usually arrives. The Cottesloe surf life saving club, one of the oldest in Western Australia, patrols the beach in season. Water temperatures range from about 18 to 23 °C. See today's forecast below.
No webcam here yet.
Cottesloe Beach FAQ
- Is there a surf cam at Cottesloe Beach?
- Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for Cottesloe Beach.
- What wind direction works at Cottesloe Beach?
- It works best in E, NE, SE winds.
