Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
26.0° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)666666666666677777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1551912662752752842752101872662631189470154210206206227200233273289258
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
1.26
6:05AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.38
6:45AM
1.67
7:15PM
1.50
7:21AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.27
12:39PM
0.10
12:33AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.06
1:14AM
0.17
1:38PM
0.05
Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----5:54-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1----1111122--1111--
Temp. °C232222212124242423222121202223242322222221242524
Feels °C (?)222121191921212121212121192223242323222321222323
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