Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 35 | 167 | 152 | 139 | 109 | 109 | 80 | 23 | 80 | 111 | 86 | 21 | 37 | 138 | 127 | 125 | 154 | 94 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:15PM1.66m | 9:43AM1.51m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:25AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.14m | 3:36AM0.07m | 3:46PM0.21m | 4:07AM0.11m | 4:34PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 138 | 127 | 125 | 154 | 94 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | NE 12 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 8 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 6 | NE 12 | SE 6 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 8 | E 18 | E 17 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 146 | 156 | 167 | 152 | 139 | 109 | 109 | 80 | 52 | 80 | 111 | 86 | 52 | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 184 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
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