Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
12
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
35
23
36
56
55
51
44
44
39
55
98
64
45
32
25
36
25
34
41
40
33
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:50AM1.54m
6:55PM1.62m
7:26AM1.64m
7:32PM1.54m
8:02AM1.69m
8:08PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.17m
1:12AM0.02m
1:35PM0.16m
1:42AM0.03m
2:15PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
21
22
21
20
19
17
17
18
24
27
23
21
20
20
19
19
25
25
23
22
21
Feels °C
18
19
20
18
18
18
16
17
18
24
25
24
21
21
22
20
20
26
23
23
23
22
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