Coolum
Windsurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 14 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: waves 1.4 m
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 191, good
- Mon 222, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 727, poor
- Sun 8100, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1094, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Feb–Apr, Dec1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 91, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 16kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, poor | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 12kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 15kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 11kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 15kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 15kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 27, poor | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 13kn | side-on | chop | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-east, 14 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.4 mwaves | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 16kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 94, good | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 17kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knots | 15kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 22°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:15 +0.2 mLow 05:57 −0.6 mHigh 12:58 +0.8 mLow 19:54 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:38 +0.2 mLow 07:15 −0.5 mHigh 14:07 +0.8 mLow 21:01 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:56 +0.3 mLow 08:38 −0.5 mHigh 15:13 +0.7 mLow 21:57 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Feb–Apr, Dec
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Coolum
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, April and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Coolum Beach. Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,720–US$3,280 each
about US$1,720–US$3,280 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,280 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Coolum Beach
1 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Coolum Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 28h 10m
About 28h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h by road
Flights MDW → BNE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.