Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
265
225
225
225
236
178
212
246
373
300
259
252
222
272
156
173
165
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:16PM1.58m
5:51AM1.43m
5:53PM1.62m
6:26AM1.59m
6:29PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.32m
11:44AM0.43m
00:13AM0.24m
12:27PM0.37m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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5:05
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5:03
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5:58
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5:59
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 mm
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
8
5
3
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
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