Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
10
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3565
2416
2630
2750
2638
3074
2482
2514
2714
2873
2826
2626
2523
2460
2400
2162
2007
1941
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
off
off
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
11:18PM1.74m
11:51AM1.37m
00:00AM1.57m
12:50PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.37m
5:51AM0.38m
5:41PM0.50m
6:35AM0.41m
6:40PM0.63m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
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