Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4484
4532
5368
5916
4864
4085
1977
2763
2350
1777
1581
1255
1120
995
880
800
623
522
459
518
702
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:02AM0.51m
2:31AM0.38m
10:03AM0.43m
2:48AM0.44m
9:06AM0.39m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.22m
5:19AM0.36m
6:13PM0.22m
7:01AM0.38m
5:59PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
13
13
11
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
10
12
13
12
13
12
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