Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 26 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
26.1° 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 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111101010101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94984382871157250543632630427917313110210210010098966794144926969
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
0.92
3:15AM
1.53
4:06PM
1.00
4:25AM
1.59
5:09PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.43
8:13PM
0.45
10:26AM
0.35
9:43PM
0.42
11:21AM
0.25
10:52PM
0.34
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset---5:52-------5:52-------5:51----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212629272422222222273028231916141420222221202021
Feels °C (?)232830282523222322262926171412101118192020181919
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