Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
23.8° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
402
402
402
342
335
273
267
256
211
211
175
211
207
211
284
290
284
290
290
250
255
260
320
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:07PM1.52m
11:31AM0.91m
11:58PM1.47m
12:37PM0.89m
00:55AM1.45m
1:51PM0.91m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.38m
6:04AM0.43m
4:57PM0.44m
7:05AM0.44m
5:52PM0.51m
8:06AM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:13
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
20
22
24
25
22
19
16
14
14
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
20
21
21
22
21
20
20
22
23
25
24
19
15
12
10
10
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
468
402
402
402
342
335
273
267
256
211
211
175
211
207
211
284
290
284
290
290
250
255
260
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
88
43
10
16
12
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
14
13
3
3
13
14
12
28
13
10
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
11
11
2
1
1
1
7
24
24
94
178
131
103
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
16
4
0
0
0
0
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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