Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.1° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
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
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
295
290
199
187
180
174
171
394
415
396
384
454
384
361
271
180
257
435
947
1745
2317
3702
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
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-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:37AM0.60m
6:25AM0.63m
7:10AM0.65m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.09m
4:36PM0.07m
4:56PM0.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
4
Temp °C
12
11
13
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
18
19
18
16
16
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
7
6
8
12
12
13
11
9
8
7
9
13
15
14
12
11
11
12
9
9
10
9
10
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