Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 29 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
1.6
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)105101066666666666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)651296867185184240297297275228221212275280195100123149204206198208210
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.64
5:57PM
1.26
6:05AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.38
6:45AM
1.67
7:15PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.17
11:47PM
0.27
12:39PM
0.10
12:33AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.06
1:14AM
0.17
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:49-------5:47-------5:46----
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1---11------1111121111
Temp. °C212324242222222122242424232221212024242323222222
Feels °C (?)202122222121212020212122222221212024242223222322
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