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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)--
Afternoon (11 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)911111111111112121212111111121212121177888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4027596856155755866748197357136125225135135325415415328915438439931005890
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.87
2:32AM
1.26
3:08PM
0.84
3:52AM
1.32
4:31PM
0.91
4:51AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.54
9:52AM
0.60
8:36PM
0.56
11:01AM
0.51
9:59PM
0.50
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------5:46-------5:47-------5:47-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------158311-
Temp. °C272623212120212629282423222323262726252424232424
Feels °C (?)262625232321222729292525242526292928252322212120
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