Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.8° 

Coolum Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
621
279
275
226
207
211
182
182
182
165
115
115
115
79
79
61
58
47
34
33
23
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:58PM1.31m
1:18AM0.86m
2:19PM1.29m
3:03AM0.86m
3:35PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.47m
8:00PM0.60m
6:51AM0.54m
9:38PM0.57m
8:24AM0.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
21
26
21
19
18
16
15
15
20
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
13
16
17
17
18
18
15
14
14
20
23
19
18
16
16
14
13
19
20
21
20
18
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