Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
241
249
468
402
402
407
491
751
1206
1108
1354
1756
1881
2058
2786
1527
1431
2305
2178
2148
2720
2513
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
SW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:28AM0.66m
9:52AM0.63m
00:58AM0.32m
10:14AM0.59m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.10m
5:48PM0.12m
3:22AM0.30m
5:55PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
12
15
17
17
18
17
15
14
13
16
17
19
19
18
16
15
14
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
10
13
15
17
16
13
12
10
13
13
15
14
13
10
10
9
7
9
8
8
8
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