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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 AEST
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Coolum Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
26.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.1
NE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)555121515141413131313121012141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5952356866761039711310910810396469125111108418341172167164383
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
1.36
1:07PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.41
2:22PM
1.09
3:45AM
1.50
3:49PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
0.21
7:18AM
0.53
7:35PM
0.26
8:55AM
0.56
8:41PM
0.28
10:34AM
0.50
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----5:16-------5:16-------5:16---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:42-------6:42
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------1-----------
Temp. °C242322232329322825242323242526262424232122252626
Feels °C (?)252525272632332928272727252626272525232122232525
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