Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.6
SE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
44
43
43
190
216
219
209
188
27
39
62
171
268
322
288
241
230
220
219
192
192
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:58AM1.22m
9:15PM1.79m
9:34AM1.26m
9:47PM1.74m
10:12AM1.29m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.15m
3:49AM0.15m
3:21PM0.18m
4:20AM0.14m
4:01PM0.24m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
17
16
17
16
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
11
10
12
14
14
13
14
12
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
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