Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Issued: 3 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
2.1
SE
8
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
717
889
1008
960
789
643
1419
973
991
552
736
931
931
1775
722
560
1617
1590
1422
1562
440
1269
1491
1211
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:19PM1.17m
00:15AM1.48m
1:16PM1.24m
1:06AM1.36m
2:19PM1.33m
2:07AM1.24m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.45m
6:58AM0.23m
7:01PM0.52m
7:44AM0.23m
8:21PM0.55m
8:38AM0.23m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
19
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
18
16
16
15
14
17
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
2.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.1
NE
8
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
Energy kJ
64
62
60
58
96
55
627
50
30
30
3
722
533
353
440
365
969
850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
29
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
12
2
SSE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.9
SE
7
2.2
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
717
889
1008
960
789
643
1419
973
991
552
736
931
931
1775
428
560
1617
1590
1422
1562
355
1269
1491
1211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1009
939
939
182
17
17
17
17
815
182
182
17
182
17
17
17
17
187
182
17
0
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
5
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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