Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
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)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
640
555
883
947
934
774
774
672
653
586
486
406
362
299
295
290
199
187
180
174
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47AM0.58m
5:37AM0.60m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.15m
4:04PM0.12m
4:17PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
15
14
13
11
10
13
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
13
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
13
12
11
10
9
7
5
8
11
12
11
11
8
7
7
8
13
14
12
11
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