Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.9° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
18
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.6
SE
15
1.2
E
7
0.6
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
16
28
24
15
6
197
150
201
201
181
131
174
130
162
181
163
136
114
112
158
108
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:30AM1.38m
9:50PM1.81m
10:09AM1.41m
10:24PM1.73m
10:51AM1.43m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.27m
4:17AM0.32m
4:02PM0.34m
4:50AM0.33m
4:46PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
15
16
16
16
16
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