Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
21.2° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
434
375
367
367
374
326
326
326
337
353
182
178
178
178
144
146
146
108
102
98
98
98
136
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29AM1.15m
10:51PM1.90m
11:26AM1.15m
11:40PM1.77m
12:26PM1.16m
00:30AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.13m
5:40AM0.12m
5:01PM0.25m
6:30AM0.15m
5:59PM0.37m
7:19AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
19
19
18
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
18
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
19
17
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
426
434
375
367
367
374
326
326
326
337
353
182
178
178
41
41
146
146
108
102
98
98
98
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
8
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
11
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
1
178
144
34
23
24
15
17
16
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.3
E
6
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
6
32
44
47
51
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
11
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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