Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.9° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
135
132
102
98
151
127
99
96
32
34
33
39
27
27
17
17
17
9
9
9
22
30
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:49AM0.95m
5:39PM1.48m
5:47AM0.98m
6:24PM1.56m
6:34AM1.03m
7:03PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.55m
10:39AM0.39m
00:27AM0.46m
11:31AM0.34m
1:07AM0.38m
12:16PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
15
16
15
15
16
14
13
12
14
16
15
15
15
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