Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
100
98
96
94
59
58
56
55
40
30
38
38
38
38
25
25
19
19
19
18
9
9
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:27PM1.87m
6:42AM1.14m
7:20PM1.98m
7:37AM1.19m
8:09PM2.04m
8:28AM1.23m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.19m
12:33PM0.04m
2:06AM0.10m
1:25PM-0.01m
2:53AM0.05m
2:15PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
17
15
15
18
21
21
18
17
17
16
15
18
21
19
18
18
17
15
14
15
18
18
Feels °C
18
16
15
13
13
16
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
17
19
17
18
17
13
11
10
11
14
13
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