Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coolum Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 63 | 63 | 80 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 71 | 96 | 163 | 94 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 153 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23AM1.25m | 7:39PM1.77m | 7:56AM1.33m | 8:10PM1.78m | 8:30AM1.41m | 8:42PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.14m | 2:08AM0.12m | 1:48PM0.11m | 2:37AM0.08m | 2:25PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 |
57 | 63 | 63 | 80 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 71 | 8 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 10 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 10 |
27 | 33 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 68 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 17 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 |
22 | 38 | 51 | 77 | 104 | 91 | 96 | 85 | 81 | — | 59 | 96 | 163 | 94 | — | 20 | 26 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 153 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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