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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
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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
23.8° 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 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
482 | 468 | 482 | 473 | 473 | 402 | 394 | 335 | 282 | 267 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 175 | 216 | 318 | 272 | 432 | 384 | 384 | 332 | 290 | 290 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:38AM0.96m | 11:07PM1.52m | 11:31AM0.91m | 11:58PM1.47m | 12:37PM0.89m | 00:55AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.38m | 6:04AM0.43m | 4:57PM0.44m | 7:05AM0.44m | 5:52PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
482 | 468 | 482 | 473 | 473 | 402 | 394 | 335 | 282 | 267 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 175 | 216 | 318 | 272 | 432 | 384 | 384 | 332 | 290 | 290 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 103 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — |
— | — | 2 | 18 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 115 | 170 | 102 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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