Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 28 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)10101099910106666666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)727194929269656715016519118415417017623222121424819618124816785
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.12
5:20AM
1.64
5:57PM
1.26
6:05AM
1.67
6:38PM
1.38
6:45AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.25
10:52PM
0.34
12:03PM
0.17
11:47PM
0.27
12:39PM
0.10
12:33AM
0.21
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-
Sunset-5:51-------5:49-------5:47------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------111---1-------121
Temp. °C222220202021212223242223212121242424232222212223
Feels °C (?)202019191920202021222122202019212222212121202223
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