Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
26.5° 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 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)--
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (04 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888888888899999910999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)255228234331364345381435401422568896109912101243140215001744150015001210880826697
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
1.51
9:01AM
1.69
9:26PM
1.53
9:33AM
1.56
10:01PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.03
2:48AM
0.11
3:18PM
0.06
3:26AM
0.18
3:45PM
0.11
4:05AM
0.27
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------5:41-------5:43-------5:43-
Sunset-6:15-------6:15-------6:14------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------121123322333353--3
Temp. °C262623242322242527262425252425252625252525242526
Feels °C (?)252624252323252627272627272526262726272830282930
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