Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.5
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
200
176
147
147
113
311
316
167
277
273
278
238
231
198
171
188
147
142
134
110
110
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:39AM1.77m
8:47PM1.64m
9:19AM1.81m
9:24PM1.53m
10:04AM1.80m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.25m
2:56AM0.13m
3:33PM0.33m
3:32AM0.17m
4:23PM0.43m
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cloud
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rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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5:28
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1
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Temp °C
18
20
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
17
17
17
17
16
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