Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 19 Jan 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
26.3° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2
SE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)5666667777887777888811111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96163219247293302408543606696760657552440520585567446306275574743622530
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
1.82
8:38PM
1.16
9:01AM
1.85
9:14PM
1.20
9:34AM
1.84
9:52PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
0.13
3:05PM
0.19
2:23AM
0.11
3:38PM
0.15
2:59AM
0.12
4:10PM
0.13
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--5:09-------5:11-------5:11-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:44--
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242425262625242424242425262523242320222525252322
Feels °C (?)252323252423222221212222242320201918202323242323
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