Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
603
590
503
988
1034
854
772
749
610
630
640
640
555
883
947
934
774
774
672
603
508
493
406
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:19AM0.50m
4:00AM0.54m
4:47AM0.58m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.18m
4:12PM0.15m
4:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
16
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
15
15
14
14
13
11
10
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
12
12
13
10
11
9
8
7
6
8
11
10
10
10
8
6
5
8
11
12
11
11
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