Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (04 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1350
576
904
2218
2383
2534
2820
2686
2080
1899
2191
2895
3698
4267
4213
4213
4267
4320
3993
3685
3062
2836
2620
2588
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:27AM0.46m
10:35AM0.37m
2:01AM0.52m
2:54AM0.57m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.33m
6:01PM0.21m
5:08PM0.21m
2:52PM0.14m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
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5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
14
16
14
12
10
10
13
14
14
14
14
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