Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is

19.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28						Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	NE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	27	25	30	39	28	19	17	17	9	18	18	17	19	30	32	34	42	44	36	33	33	34
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	W	ESE	ENE	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide		7:13AM1.08m				7:39PM1.72m				7:49AM1.13m				8:12PM1.78m				8:24AM1.18m				8:44PM1.80m
Low Tide			12:56PM0.21m					2:15AM0.25m				1:33PM0.16m				2:47AM0.20m				2:09PM0.14m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	18	19	19	17	18	16	15	15	19	22	20	18	17	15	14	13	17	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	17	17	18	17	18	15	14	14	19	20	18	17	15	12	10	9	14	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 8	ENE 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	NE 6	NE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	4	18	6	39	28	19	17	8	9	18	18	17	17	30	32	34	42	44	36	32	31	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 4	ESE 11	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	SE 8	ESE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 6	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	5	4	25	6	8	7	7	17	7	12	13	14	19	17	16	17	17	34	34	8	33	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 13	—	—
kJ	27	25	4	13	12	12	12	12	6	6	17	17	17	5	5	2	5	2	8	33	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 2	SSE 9	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	—	1	30	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	6	13	59	111
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	0	17	17	0	178	66	66	143	65	12	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	16	16
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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