Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
754
692
577
530
291
612
566
576
904
2218
2383
2993
2820
2475
2080
1875
2107
2895
3698
3951
4213
4213
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
5
S
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM0.45m
1:27AM0.46m
10:35AM0.37m
2:01AM0.52m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.33m
6:06PM0.20m
7:10AM0.33m
6:01PM0.21m
5:08PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
16
18
18
19
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
9
9
12
14
14
15
9
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
16
13
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