Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mooloolaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 49 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 193 | 177 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.81m | 9:03AM1.57m | 9:17PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.61m | 9:51PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.21m | 3:03PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 49 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 69 | 80 | 43 | 104 | 156 | 193 | 177 | 156 | 138 | 108 | 92 | 83 | 68 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 170 | 170 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 160 |
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