Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
47
33
31
70
101
108
158
113
113
111
80
75
72
54
90
45
49
36
35
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.45m
11:43PM1.48m
12:42PM1.46m
00:34AM1.34m
1:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.53m
6:10AM0.37m
6:46PM0.64m
7:03AM0.39m
8:20PM0.71m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
21
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
17
19
16
15
16
15
14
14
15
18
16
16
16
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