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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
26.2° 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: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)967777888899999855667667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506331498574487392217235182142179179176132126173119971141271549995142
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.04
4:15AM
1.32
3:57PM
0.97
5:10AM
1.41
5:06PM
0.96
5:57AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.39
10:50AM
0.63
10:04PM
0.39
11:54AM
0.55
10:58PM
0.36
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------5:05-------5:05-------5:07-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
655377771120121-111211-----
Temp. °C232323242424232424242424242425252626242423232427
Feels °C (?)232323252627262726262626272728272827262625252528
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