Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is

17.2° C

Cottesloe Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cottesloe Beach today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 16	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	1193	999	895	895	742	721	700	607	607	486	469	469	400	394	326	290	241	241	249	474	407	402	402
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	WNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	cross
High Tide			8:28AM0.68m								9:00AM0.68m								9:28AM0.66m
Low Tide						5:31PM0.06m								5:40PM0.08m								5:44PM0.10m


	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	13	16	17	15	14	13	11	11	14	18	19	17	16	14	14	13	16	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	7	6	9	13	14	12	10	9	6	6	9	14	16	13	11	9	9	9	11	14	16	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	1193	999	895	895	742	721	700	607	607	486	394	394	400	394	290	290	241	241	249	474	407	402	402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 24	WSW 22	WSW 21	WSW 21	WSW 21	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 18
kJ	11	47	90	89	87	214	329	415	398	395	469	469	373	310	326	229	217	220	223	151	336	216	368
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 21	WSW 22	WSW 22	—	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	45	91	—	4	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	E 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	3	2	—	—	2	6	6	12	10	7	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	21	0	0	1	1	21	45	0	21	21	21	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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