Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1.1
SW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
13
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
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
469
400
343
326
290
241
241
249
468
402
402
407
491
751
1134
1108
1338
1667
1881
1881
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
9:00AM0.68m
9:28AM0.66m
9:52AM0.63m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.08m
5:44PM0.10m
5:48PM0.12m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
18
19
17
15
14
13
13
16
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
8
14
15
13
10
9
8
8
11
14
16
17
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
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