Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
54
53
53
51
37
48
37
42
60
67
90
90
57
57
91
94
96
104
107
94
63
194
194
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:32AM1.23m
1:46PM1.41m
1:42AM1.09m
3:03PM1.48m
3:09AM1.01m
4:18PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.27m
8:12PM0.55m
7:59AM0.30m
9:52PM0.52m
9:14AM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
17
17
16
17
16
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