Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 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
25.0° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1010109999910101413131312121213131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125188186175168168168168202136133173219268301423572610660649723613757725
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
1.36
1:00PM
0.85
1:40AM
1.33
2:36PM
0.86
2:53AM
1.37
3:51PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.55
6:20PM
0.55
9:01AM
0.52
7:47PM
0.57
10:05AM
0.44
9:10PM
0.54
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:00-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:37-------5:36--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212021242524222121212224252422212019192427262321
Feels °C (?)232224262625232323242425252423222120202427262321
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