Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.8
SE
6
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
190
243
122
122
122
228
92
90
92
70
231
464
462
408
308
244
189
159
127
79
57
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
20
NE
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:35AM1.13m
4:45PM1.65m
5:27AM1.27m
5:34PM1.67m
6:10AM1.42m
6:16PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.35m
11:30PM0.15m
11:17AM0.27m
00:08AM0.08m
12:07PM0.21m
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clear
clear
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13
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Temp °C
18
23
24
19
19
19
19
19
20
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
19
24
22
21
18
18
19
20
22
21
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
16
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