Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
E
9
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
0.3
E
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
E
10
0.6
NE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
61
62
55
54
17
36
37
71
77
16
25
211
164
114
72
41
28
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
0
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:51PM1.51m
3:21AM0.95m
4:07PM1.60m
4:40AM1.04m
5:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.45m
9:09AM0.37m
11:09PM0.33m
10:26AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
21
18
18
17
18
26
30
26
24
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
24
23
20
17
17
15
16
23
27
25
23
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
19
19
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