Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1145
943
943
773
2629
2503
2543
2618
2758
2731
2418
2021
1728
1526
1360
1224
1080
880
744
643
653
589
597
420
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
0
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
W
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:32AM0.51m
5:04AM0.58m
5:45AM0.65m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.23m
3:18PM0.14m
3:41PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
15
16
18
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
16
15
13
12
14
14
12
12
12
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