Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
339
349
357
310
295
294
254
287
324
352
381
398
373
439
373
331
334
258
349
309
305
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM1.34m
2:27AM0.87m
2:35PM1.36m
3:38AM0.95m
3:33PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.55m
8:44PM0.50m
7:33AM0.59m
9:44PM0.43m
8:55AM0.56m
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4
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Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
16
15
17
18
17
18
16
16
18
19
21
19
18
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