Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 May 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
23.8° 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 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
335
273
267
217
211
175
175
179
202
220
279
290
290
284
245
250
255
314
331
175
178
178
178
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
0
SE
0
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM0.91m
11:58PM1.47m
12:37PM0.89m
00:55AM1.45m
1:51PM0.91m
1:53AM1.44m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.43m
4:57PM0.44m
7:05AM0.44m
5:52PM0.51m
8:06AM0.42m
7:02PM0.55m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:15
6:16
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5:13
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
19
22
25
24
22
19
15
14
14
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
21
21
19
19
18
17
20
23
26
22
19
15
11
10
10
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
17
19
20
18
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.3
NE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
Energy kJ
342
335
273
267
217
211
175
175
179
202
220
279
290
290
284
245
250
255
314
15
175
178
178
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
67
32
10
17
14
15
15
28
39
31
17
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
13
12
12
16
13
10
10
10
9
15
15
15
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
9
22
28
100
154
114
112
331
51
57
39
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
16
17
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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