Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
200
193
203
245
296
304
311
358
379
417
428
438
437
437
427
377
395
464
482
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM1.51m
10:37PM1.60m
11:12AM1.47m
11:10PM1.42m
12:03PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.36m
4:57AM0.31m
5:12PM0.50m
5:33AM0.36m
6:04PM0.64m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
15
14
14
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
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