Cottesloe Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.99° S 115.74° E

Cottesloe Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cottesloe Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cottesloe Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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)
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
806
1132
1832
1806
3052
2702
2178
1891
1606
1368
1135
1091
1134
1193
1080
1065
895
895
742
721
700
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:51AM0.67m
8:28AM0.68m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.06m
5:16PM0.06m
5:31PM0.06m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
7
9
12
14
12
10
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