Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
25.4° 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 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178206245238225225277297342374403471437487501389453428370540655622643583
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
1.65
9:01AM
1.35
9:28PM
1.63
9:34AM
1.23
10:03PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.09
3:10AM
0.22
2:59PM
0.15
3:48AM
0.28
3:28PM
0.22
4:30AM
0.36
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:44-------5:43-------5:42------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----1--1------11-111--
Temp. °C242423222221222425232323232221232323232221222122
Feels °C (?)242423222221202022212121222120212121212018201920
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