Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.5° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
1.9
SE
7
0.1
NE
10
2.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
2.5
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
6
2
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.9
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
405
4
517
3
7
11
17
17
704
539
436
347
284
307
386
385
365
345
341
632
1224
1375
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:07PM2.12m
9:17AM1.41m
9:52PM2.04m
10:06AM1.41m
10:35PM1.91m
10:57AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.33m
3:10PM0.17m
4:26AM0.33m
3:59PM0.25m
5:09AM0.35m
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
3
6
4
1
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
15
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
17
20
18
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
14
12
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