North Cottesloe Beach
Western Australia · Australia
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North Cottesloe Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near Western Australia — it picks up SW–N swell and turns cleanest in a E–SE wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~18.8°C (65.8°F) on average
Jan
22°C
71.6°F · 20.2–24.4°C
Feb
22.5°C
72.5°F · 20.9–24.3°C
Mar
22.5°C
72.5°F · 21–25.4°C
Apr
22.1°C
71.8°F · 20.8–23.5°C
May
21.5°C
70.7°F · 19.9–23°C
Jun
20.8°C
69.4°F · 19.7–22.4°C
Jul
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18.3–21.4°C
Aug
19.1°C
66.4°F · 18–19.9°C
Sep
18.7°C
65.7°F · 17.5–20.1°C
Oct
18.8°C
65.8°F · 17–19.6°C
Nov
19.9°C
67.8°F · 18.5–22.4°C
Dec
21°C
69.8°F · 19.7–22.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–N
Best wind
E–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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