Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
WSW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
W
13
2.3
WNW
7
3
W
14
3.5
W
13
4
W
12
4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
1245
1087
928
727
1568
1866
452
3220
4377
3806
4461
5152
5916
5087
4085
2127
2702
2350
1777
1581
1255
1120
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
35
N
35
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
W
40
W
40
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:57AM0.61m
11:02AM0.51m
2:31AM0.38m
10:03AM0.43m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.17m
6:40PM0.22m
5:19AM0.36m
6:13PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
18
16
17
13
15
12
12
10
9
8
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
13
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