Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 26 Jan 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
26.5° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
SSE
0.1
NE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.3
SE
0.1
NE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)15151414131313131210121413131312121212121111106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6676103971131091081033204691251111081044374214074971611403994160
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
SW
10
NNE
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononoffcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.41
2:22PM
1.09
3:45AM
1.50
3:49PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.53
7:35PM
0.26
8:55AM
0.56
8:41PM
0.28
10:34AM
0.50
9:55PM
0.26
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise5:16-------5:16-------5:16-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:42-------6:42----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232932292724232425252525242423222225262523222424
Feels °C (?)263233313127272725252525242523222124252423232323
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