Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 13 Feb 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
26.8° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.7
ESE
1.4
SE
2.3
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
SE
1.8
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)776677687777777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2626189156493338107136318590653623554528528476566641740827964929952912
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
E
0
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.45
5:47PM
0.98
6:16AM
1.57
6:29PM
1.06
6:53AM
1.69
7:05PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.44
11:28PM
0.35
12:57PM
0.34
12:12AM
0.25
1:29PM
0.25
12:51AM
0.16
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise5:30-------5:30-------5:31-------
Sunset---6:32-------6:31-------6:30----
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
321529233--34321-1-1581013933
Temp. °C242524232222232223222222232322232220191920202121
Feels °C (?)282928242122252523202020212120212018161618192020
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