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Coolum Beach Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | |
211 | 175 | 179 | 216 | 285 | 194 | 202 | 202 | 239 | 239 | 250 | 249 | 259 | 264 | 270 | 178 | 178 | 182 | 185 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.47m | 12:37PM0.89m | 00:55AM1.45m | 1:51PM0.91m | 1:53AM1.44m | 2:58PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.44m | 5:52PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.42m | 7:02PM0.55m | 9:00AM0.36m | 8:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 211 | 175 | 179 | 216 | 122 | 194 | 202 | 202 | 239 | 239 | 250 | 249 | 259 | 264 | 270 | 178 | 178 | 182 | 185 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 186 | 110 | 100 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 72 | 60 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 63 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 4 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 30 | 96 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 102 | 9 | 105 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 83 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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