Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 180 | 171 | 141 | 86 | 113 | 71 | 136 | 132 | 114 | 115 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 62 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.68m | 9:06AM1.60m | 9:13PM1.54m | 9:43AM1.59m | 9:48PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.09m | 2:54AM0.02m | 3:11PM0.16m | 3:24AM0.08m | 3:52PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 15 | — | E 20 | E 14 | SE 7 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 21 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | SE 20 | E 14 | NE 8 | SE 20 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 180 | 171 | 141 | 86 | 113 | 71 | 136 | 132 | 114 | 115 | 103 | 100 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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