Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
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)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1299
1261
1127
1093
936
850
733
662
692
577
530
291
519
480
464
904
2218
2383
3239
3053
2907
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:33AM0.52m
1:07AM0.41m
10:44AM0.45m
1:27AM0.46m
10:35AM0.37m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.17m
5:45AM0.33m
6:06PM0.20m
7:10AM0.33m
6:01PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
6
4
Temp °C
13
16
18
15
14
13
13
13
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
7
11
14
11
9
8
8
9
12
13
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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