Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
26.6° 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 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
NE
0.4
SE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)9998897955512151514141313131312121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1656246351812433159744668667610397113109108104969368125
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
N
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
1.32
12:09PM
1.40
1:15AM
1.36
1:07PM
1.23
2:28AM
1.41
2:22PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.17
6:04AM
0.44
6:41PM
0.21
7:18AM
0.53
7:35PM
0.26
8:55AM
0.56
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----5:15-------5:16-------5:16---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:43-------6:42
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------13----------------
Temp. °C232221212327292424232322232930282524232223272626
Feels °C (?)232323232529292525252525263231292827262527302828
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