Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
353
398
353
305
268
268
228
228
199
199
204
210
250
318
375
327
283
288
296
250
259
219
191
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:08AM1.22m
5:03PM1.51m
5:45AM1.37m
5:43PM1.53m
6:21AM1.53m
6:23PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.25m
10:53AM0.41m
11:35PM0.16m
11:41AM0.32m
00:07AM0.09m
12:27PM0.23m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
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5:03
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5:58
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 mm
3
4
4
5
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
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2
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Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
21
19
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
22
21
22
21
20
19
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