Coolum Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.53° S 153.09° E

Coolum Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coolum Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
160
156
131
102
99
100
97
83
106
109
109
109
109
114
133
151
176
147
125
117
97
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
0
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:07PM1.30m
3:19AM0.88m
4:18PM1.35m
4:39AM0.91m
5:14PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.48m
10:12PM0.62m
9:03AM0.50m
11:20PM0.53m
10:16AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
19
19
18
15
16
17
15
15
18
19
18
18
18
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