Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
6
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
342
374
259
244
226
214
392
554
532
487
487
537
531
525
522
507
437
462
525
559
607
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:20AM1.45m
10:25PM1.57m
11:04AM1.43m
11:02PM1.38m
11:50AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.06m
4:14PM0.24m
4:46AM0.13m
5:00PM0.37m
5:19AM0.22m
5:52PM0.50m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
15
17
18
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
13
13
14
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