Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 02 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
25.6° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
Period(s) (?)888877777777777777767777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273273240234228259215212212183178209245262255233244320392223325498513543
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
1.56
8:22PM
1.63
8:28AM
1.46
8:55PM
1.65
9:01AM
1.35
9:28PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
0.06
2:32AM
0.18
2:32PM
0.09
3:10AM
0.22
2:59PM
0.15
3:48AM
0.28
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:44-------5:43----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11----1---11--
Temp. °C222425242222212020232424232322202124252423232320
Feels °C (?)222323232222212020232423222221192021212121212118
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