Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 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 (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 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
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)
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
532
556
527
702
621
603
590
503
988
1034
919
828
668
610
630
640
640
555
883
934
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:06AM0.39m
3:19AM0.50m
4:00AM0.54m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.21m
5:38PM0.18m
4:12PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
14
13
11
11
10
12
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
12
13
14
13
11
13
10
9
9
7
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
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