Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.9
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
614
326
471
306
408
359
349
304
298
251
239
195
195
161
161
157
130
127
127
100
93
422
472
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20AM1.17m
2:43PM1.30m
2:22AM1.03m
3:48PM1.34m
3:37AM0.96m
4:48PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.33m
9:01PM0.65m
8:40AM0.39m
10:30PM0.62m
9:40AM0.41m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
19
21
19
19
18
17
15
15
18
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
16
15
18
19
18
19
17
14
12
11
15
14
14
12
12
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