Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
NE
7
0.4
E
9
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.9
N
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
44
43
42
27
27
27
42
27
44
38
44
27
38
27
27
27
27
26
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:13AM1.52m
11:16PM1.23m
12:12PM1.49m
00:17AM1.07m
1:26PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.39m
5:26AM0.24m
6:44PM0.49m
6:21AM0.32m
8:22PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
18
18
16
16
16
22
26
25
22
19
18
18
19
24
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
17
16
17
15
14
14
20
23
22
20
17
17
16
17
24
21
21
21
20
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