Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
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)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
132
131
118
127
131
131
105
105
105
105
107
103
127
102
127
99
79
80
82
60
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSE
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:33AM0.98m
5:58PM1.55m
6:14AM1.07m
6:34PM1.65m
6:50AM1.16m
7:08PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.37m
00:39AM0.34m
11:56AM0.28m
1:10AM0.26m
12:35PM0.20m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
20
22
21
19
19
18
17
17
18
22
24
22
21
Feels °C
17
20
18
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
22
20
19
20
18
17
17
19
22
24
22
18
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