Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 6AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3469
3780
3970
4109
3844
3676
3346
3673
3301
3146
3112
3051
2902
2523
2306
2199
1899
1601
1464
1218
1083
863
775
606
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:05PM1.71m
11:47AM1.30m
11:46PM1.53m
12:41PM1.29m
00:30AM1.34m
1:40PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.12m
5:30PM0.37m
6:20AM0.19m
6:26PM0.50m
7:01AM0.27m
7:35PM0.61m
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6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
18
18
19
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
15
13
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
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