Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
ESE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)766666665776677888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94859811812613410810211118918118317720020031940342951766582494510561469
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
1.73
9:56AM
1.41
10:32PM
1.70
10:43AM
1.24
11:27PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.01
4:04AM
0.16
4:01PM
0.08
4:59AM
0.26
4:42PM
0.17
6:05AM
0.37
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------5:50-------5:52-------5:52-
Sunset-5:58-------5:57-------5:55------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31------14311-1111111---
Temp. °C242423232222222524232222222121232424232221212225
Feels °C (?)242424232322222323222222222120222322222019191922
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