Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
2.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2350
1777
1581
1255
1120
995
880
774
623
532
556
527
702
621
603
599
476
988
1034
919
828
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:03AM0.43m
2:48AM0.44m
9:06AM0.39m
3:19AM0.50m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.22m
7:01AM0.38m
5:59PM0.21m
5:38PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
12
13
12
11
11
10
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
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