Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (22 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)667777677888888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1221011801862122061761381683394244546437788379871069115111751083109910239101096
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
1.41
10:32PM
1.70
10:43AM
1.24
11:27PM
1.64
11:40AM
1.08
12:33AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.16
4:01PM
0.08
4:59AM
0.26
4:42PM
0.17
6:05AM
0.37
5:32PM
0.29
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise5:50-------5:52-------5:52-------
Sunset---5:57-------5:55-------5:54----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
25421-2112211111-1--1---
Temp. °C222323242322222222232424232322212124262523222120
Feels °C (?)222323242322222222222323222221201922242321212020
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