Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
2.3
W
12
1.4
WSW
13
2.3
WNW
7
3
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.3
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
1622
642
461
3448
4079
4321
4369
5530
3666
4864
4085
2157
2702
2350
1777
1557
1255
1120
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:02AM0.51m
2:31AM0.38m
10:03AM0.43m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.17m
6:40PM0.22m
5:19AM0.36m
6:13PM0.22m
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
12
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
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