Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888998988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)423438441377394456398433412410407438410395384376336301318288287301273284
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
E
0
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
1.24
7:35PM
1.85
7:55AM
1.31
8:11PM
1.83
8:31AM
1.37
8:45PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.11
2:09AM
0.10
1:44PM
0.09
2:41AM
0.08
2:22PM
0.11
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:30-------5:30--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------------1---------
Temp. °C171616182119191818171721232119181615151819191816
Feels °C (?)171616192119201919181722222120171313131617171716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Sunshine Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 13 km from Coolum Beach (light winds from the SSE at Sunrise Beach 13 km from Coolum Beach). 1.7m 8s swell from the E with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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19 km/h
SSE
Cross-Off
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