Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
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)
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
468
402
402
407
491
751
1134
1108
1427
1756
1881
2254
3113
1527
1225
2305
2178
2148
2479
2446
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:28AM0.66m
9:52AM0.63m
00:58AM0.32m
10:14AM0.59m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.10m
5:48PM0.12m
3:22AM0.30m
5:55PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
17
15
14
13
16
17
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
13
16
17
16
13
12
10
13
13
15
14
13
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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