Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
38
38
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
54
50
49
50
49
46
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:17PM1.74m
9:41AM1.61m
9:51PM1.64m
10:23AM1.62m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.21m
3:44PM0.30m
4:06AM0.23m
4:30PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
16
18
19
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
17
16
14
14
16
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
16
19
18
17
17
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