Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.1° 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 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)7771166111111111110106667712121261111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27624022255835235222323722854853857355124823126128628133636112343101004242
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
1.10
11:18PM
1.76
11:46AM
1.00
12:24AM
1.66
1:08PM
0.95
1:36AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.22
4:24PM
0.19
6:14AM
0.29
5:22PM
0.31
7:32AM
0.33
6:35PM
0.41
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------1111---122
Temp. °C182022222020181717202222212119171720222221201818
Feels °C (?)161718191818161515181920191917141517191918171616
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