Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 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
25.2° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121266556614131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5555504928282727271413103777255594133456157171168250
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
1.82
8:10AM
1.48
8:44PM
1.88
8:55AM
1.36
9:30PM
1.89
9:44AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
-0.05
2:21AM
0.08
2:15PM
-0.04
3:11AM
0.10
2:54PM
0.01
4:05AM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:28------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262523212020212524242222212120232322212021202022
Feels °C (?)242423202020212222232121202120222221212121202021
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