Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
26
26
70
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
83
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:12AM1.36m
8:32PM1.97m
8:55AM1.42m
9:11PM1.88m
9:38AM1.45m
9:49PM1.74m
Low Tide
2:02PM-0.01m
3:04AM-0.01m
2:47PM0.03m
3:39AM0.01m
3:30PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
18
21
20
17
16
15
15
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
17
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
13
17
16
14
15
13
13
12
15
15
15
15
16
14
13
11
14
16
15
14
13
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