Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.0° 

Coolum Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.1
E
13
2.4
SE
7
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
62
63
63
48
48
48
37
57
38
53
53
39
5
516
866
981
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
0
E
0
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48PM1.38m
10:22AM1.54m
10:24PM1.22m
11:04AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.17m
4:36PM0.36m
4:24AM0.26m
5:26PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
19
21
20
18
17
15
14
15
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
16
19
19
18
17
16
13
12
14
18
16
15
13
12
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