Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
390
390
330
312
295
286
276
239
219
180
161
152
152
200
253
332
331
297
308
302
302
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:29AM1.54m
10:40PM0.99m
11:16AM1.45m
11:36PM0.90m
12:15PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.42m
4:19AM0.39m
6:08PM0.49m
5:05AM0.48m
7:24PM0.52m
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Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
18
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20
20
19
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19
Feels °C
17
16
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15
14
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16
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15
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15
16
16
16
16
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16
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