Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 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
26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101010101010101010999101056
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57250543632628527917713113110210210098726771716969696565129209
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
1.53
4:06PM
1.00
4:25AM
1.59
5:09PM
1.12
5:20AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.45
10:26AM
0.35
9:43PM
0.42
11:21AM
0.25
10:52PM
0.34
12:03PM
0.17
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset-------5:52-------5:51-------5:49
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C242321212227302723181715152023212019202020222323
Feels °C (?)262421212226302418131211121820181818191919202221
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