Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
114
114
114
138
169
219
273
286
335
392
408
383
380
380
397
347
341
327
325
281
275
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:15PM1.54m
1:58AM0.93m
2:36PM1.55m
3:28AM1.00m
3:47PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.37m
8:27PM0.41m
7:33AM0.43m
9:47PM0.34m
9:04AM0.42m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
24
22
21
20
Feels °C
17
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
23
21
23
21
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