Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
24.8° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (12 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)888813111212111111111111101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191191191191630563594517485476467467389375308302244239237233223177141135
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
1.12
1:50PM
1.40
3:11AM
1.19
2:45PM
1.28
4:07AM
1.29
3:40PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.25
7:32AM
0.57
8:42PM
0.27
8:50AM
0.62
9:27PM
0.27
10:06AM
0.62
Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Sunrise----4:47-------4:47-------4:48---
Sunset-------6:34-------6:34-------6:35
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------6
Temp. °C232322222425262523232322242626252423222123272722
Feels °C (?)232322232424252423242423262625242424242325272626
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