Coolum Beach surf break

Coolum Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coolum Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Coolum Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
NE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)999999149999101010109999910101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)246198164162159155126127127129108115125190186175168202164115110116126171
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.00
11:28PM
1.42
11:42AM
0.91
12:27AM
1.36
1:00PM
0.85
1:40AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
0.39
6:18AM
0.51
5:18PM
0.48
7:36AM
0.55
6:20PM
0.55
9:01AM
0.52
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------5:58-------6:00-------6:00-
Sunset-5:39-------5:38-------5:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252422212019192527252222212021242524222121212123
Feels °C (?)252422222120202627252324242324262625242324232324
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