Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 12 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.9
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1211111112121212111178888888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)612591513553602550550541416875878127212171148994824765606551487475417400363
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
1.32
4:31PM
0.91
4:51AM
1.43
5:22PM
1.01
5:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.56
11:01AM
0.51
9:59PM
0.50
11:44AM
0.40
10:57PM
0.40
12:18PM
0.29
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----5:47-------5:47-------5:48---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------186321----111111
Temp. °C242322212226272625232423232324232222222223232423
Feels °C (?)252424232528282827222220201919201919192022222322
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