
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 60 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 57 | 57 | 91 | 94 | 96 | 104 | 107 | 94 | 63 | 194 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.23m | 1:46PM1.41m | 1:42AM1.09m | 3:03PM1.48m | 3:09AM1.01m | 4:18PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.27m | 8:12PM0.55m | 7:59AM0.30m | 9:52PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
72 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 60 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 57 | 57 | 91 | 94 | 96 | 104 | 107 | 94 | 63 | 194 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
33 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 50 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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