Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.5° 

Mooloolaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
23
28
37
51
45
55
37
37
36
25
14
14
14
14
43
30
19
24
45
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45AM1.14m
5:28PM1.83m
5:45AM1.27m
6:18PM1.91m
6:34AM1.41m
7:02PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.33m
00:07AM0.39m
11:37AM0.24m
00:49AM0.29m
12:29PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
18
17
17
16
17
20
20
19
19
19
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
16
17
19
17
15
15
16
15
15
14
17
17
18
17
16
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