Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
2
W
13
2.4
W
14
3
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1037
983
1061
1154
947
1584
1397
1245
1087
928
883
874
1370
2277
3153
4346
4369
5105
5994
5752
4643
Wind (km/h)
25
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
20
N
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM0.70m
10:57AM0.61m
11:02AM0.51m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.09m
7:21PM0.17m
6:40PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
12
8
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
17
16
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
17
14
14
14
13
12
9
8
10
11
12
12
13
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