Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
1255
1120
995
880
813
658
532
522
527
702
621
603
599
731
921
961
919
828
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:48AM0.44m
9:06AM0.39m
3:19AM0.50m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.22m
7:01AM0.38m
5:59PM0.21m
5:38PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part 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
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
10
14
12
11
8
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