Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (13 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2153
1928
1857
1811
1788
1766
1599
1374
1356
1292
1292
1257
1114
1099
1083
892
765
724
913
838
1199
1107
1065
1093
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
glassy
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:11AM0.80m
9:00AM0.80m
9:46AM0.77m
Low Tide
5:44PM-0.08m
6:27PM-0.05m
7:05PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
14
13
11
10
14
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
22
22
20
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
12
10
7
6
10
14
15
13
11
11
9
8
12
17
19
17
16
14
14
13
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