Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Aug 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
235
210
197
220
184
147
141
87
81
79
40
31
31
61
73
116
140
136
140
136
94
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:54AM1.32m
10:57PM1.53m
11:42AM1.35m
11:39PM1.38m
12:38PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.15m
4:45PM0.33m
5:26AM0.18m
5:37PM0.42m
6:06AM0.22m
6:44PM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
18
17
17
16
16
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