Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ENE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
63
63
80
107
104
101
96
94
91
71
96
163
94
66
68
68
49
50
51
153
69
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23AM1.25m
7:39PM1.77m
7:56AM1.33m
8:10PM1.78m
8:30AM1.41m
8:42PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.14m
2:08AM0.12m
1:48PM0.11m
2:37AM0.08m
2:25PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
21
19
18
17
16
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
16
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
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