Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

17.1° C

Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	621	603	590	503	988	1034	854	772	749	610	630	640	640	555	883	947	934	774	774	672	603	508	493	406
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	NE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		3:19AM0.50m								4:00AM0.54m								4:47AM0.58m
Low Tide							5:38PM0.18m							4:12PM0.15m								4:04PM0.12m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	14	14	16	15	15	13	12	11	10	12	15	15	14	14	13	11	10	13	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	14	15	12	12	13	10	11	9	8	7	6	8	11	10	10	10	8	6	5	8	11	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13
kJ	621	603	590	503	988	1034	854	772	749	610	630	640	640	555	883	947	934	774	774	672	603	508	493	406
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	W 18	—	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18
kJ	163	175	125	121	167	285	261	12	12	6	—	75	214	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	SE 3	ESE 3	SE 3	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	—	ENE 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	3	2	—	—	2	6	5	7	7	6	2	—	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	146	45	0	0	1	0	0	121	146	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)		2	3	3	3	3	4	4		3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	6

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