Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.5° 

Coolum 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 Coolum Beach today (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.9
NNE
4
1.6
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
N
5
0.5
E
8
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
19
41
25
18
13
20
19
26
130
148
18
18
19
18
18
34
29
77
31
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM1.58m
3:14AM1.09m
3:14PM1.55m
4:16AM1.23m
4:11PM1.51m
5:06AM1.37m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.25m
8:48AM0.47m
10:08PM0.19m
10:02AM0.44m
10:51PM0.14m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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4:56
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4:54
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2
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1
21
1
2
13
1
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Temp °C
27
24
23
21
20
20
21
20
24
25
21
18
20
20
23
29
30
29
24
22
20
21
24
Feels °C
27
26
26
23
21
22
23
21
24
25
23
18
19
20
24
30
31
30
25
22
21
21
25
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