Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
23.5°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.4
E
8
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
98
151
77
62
24
44
34
55
125
126
87
94
67
21
29
49
87
103
56
33
34
37
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:01PM1.09m
9:27AM1.67m
9:41PM1.03m
10:07AM1.61m
10:25PM0.97m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.27m
2:42AM0.23m
4:08PM0.31m
3:18AM0.29m
4:55PM0.36m
3:57AM0.36m
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5
21
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4
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Temp °C
28
25
24
21
21
21
22
26
25
23
20
20
20
20
21
25
26
24
22
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
27
25
26
21
22
23
25
27
25
23
21
22
22
22
23
26
26
24
22
24
22
22
21
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