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Coolum Beach Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.8° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | |
273 | 267 | 256 | 211 | 175 | 175 | 179 | 211 | 277 | 198 | 202 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 244 | 249 | 259 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 185 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:31AM0.91m | 11:58PM1.47m | 12:37PM0.89m | 00:55AM1.45m | 1:51PM0.91m | 1:53AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.44m | 7:05AM0.44m | 5:52PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.42m | 7:02PM0.55m | 9:00AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
26 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
 kJ | 273 | 267 | 256 | 211 | 175 | 175 | 179 | 125 | 140 | 198 | 202 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 244 | 249 | 259 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 185 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 211 | 190 | 155 | 91 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | E 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 71 | 1 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 21 | 22 | 36 | 30 | 48 | 58 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
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