Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
11
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.3
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3866
3218
4532
4301
5302
5600
4864
4085
2185
2740
2350
1777
1581
1255
1077
953
838
734
644
541
459
491
621
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
0
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:02AM0.51m
2:31AM0.38m
10:03AM0.43m
2:48AM0.44m
9:06AM0.39m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.22m
5:19AM0.36m
6:13PM0.22m
7:01AM0.38m
5:59PM0.21m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
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