Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
26.0° 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 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.3
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)666666666667777777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2563152361871752482261185152128103186180189163163168178218236265252292
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.38
6:45AM
1.67
7:15PM
1.50
7:21AM
1.63
7:49PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.10
12:33AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.06
1:14AM
0.17
1:38PM
0.05
1:54AM
0.17
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:47-------5:46-------5:45----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1------111232111---11111
Temp. °C212424232322212120222323232222222124242322222222
Feels °C (?)192020202121212119222323232223232223232221222222
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