Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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Mooloolaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 8PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
2.1
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
2
SE
6
2.4
SE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
4
328
287
261
311
505
709
759
828
828
878
740
662
589
509
509
511
449
449
437
485
488
488
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM1.19m
3:07AM1.76m
3:49PM1.28m
4:09AM1.75m
4:48PM1.41m
5:01AM1.73m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.62m
9:59AM0.58m
9:31PM0.61m
10:48AM0.51m
10:38PM0.56m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:09
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
22
21
20
21
19
19
19
20
22
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
19
18
17
19
17
17
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
33
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
2.1
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
2
SE
6
2.4
SE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
Energy kJ
671
297
328
287
261
311
505
709
759
828
828
878
740
662
589
509
509
511
449
449
437
485
488
488
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
307
171
34
34
34
34
34
223
223
170
170
170
170
34
34
170
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
170
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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