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Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.6° 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 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)88888881111111111101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4785585586055643552271027757606523480445386401347298255229196171189120120
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononglasscrosscross-
off		crossononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.20
9:34AM
1.84
9:52PM
1.23
10:07AM
1.79
10:34PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.15
2:59AM
0.12
4:10PM
0.13
3:37AM
0.16
4:44PM
0.13
4:19AM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------5:11-------5:13-------5:13-
Sunset-6:44-------6:44-------6:44------
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C252523242220222526252322222022283026262423222426
Feels °C (?)222320211919212425252323242123292926272524252627
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