Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 12 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
2.3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)11121212121111111212121211116888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67481981979761259151351353255052151241655341894210931082956840714663581501
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
0.84
3:52AM
1.32
4:31PM
0.91
4:51AM
1.43
5:22PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
0.60
8:36PM
0.56
11:01AM
0.51
9:59PM
0.50
11:44AM
0.40
10:57PM
0.40
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:06----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------54321----1
Temp. °C212629272422222121262726252423242323232322222222
Feels °C (?)232730272523232222282826272622222020191919192020
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