Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 7AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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 morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
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
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1750
1527
1431
2305
2178
2148
2581
2446
2178
1874
1579
1299
1261
1127
1093
936
850
876
754
682
621
610
291
697
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:58AM0.32m
10:14AM0.59m
00:58AM0.36m
10:33AM0.52m
1:07AM0.41m
10:44AM0.45m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.30m
5:55PM0.15m
4:33AM0.32m
6:02PM0.17m
5:45AM0.33m
6:06PM0.20m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
15
15
13
12
10
9
9
13
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
19
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
11
9
8
8
10
10
7
7
5
3
3
7
12
15
13
10
9
9
10
14
14
16
15
10
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