Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
166
161
131
111
111
89
92
93
96
94
97
100
88
88
88
89
86
106
106
112
142
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:03AM1.71m
10:14PM1.22m
10:55AM1.66m
11:09PM1.08m
11:58AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.26m
4:12AM0.17m
5:35PM0.35m
5:00AM0.27m
6:55PM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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Temp °C
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
19
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
15
18
19
18
18
17
17
15
17
18
19
19
18
17
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