Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
353
366
357
357
357
296
244
244
199
199
199
181
199
196
232
280
385
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:36PM1.53m
5:16AM1.26m
5:16PM1.58m
5:51AM1.43m
5:53PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.40m
10:59AM0.51m
11:43PM0.32m
11:44AM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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5:05
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5:58
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5:58
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 mm
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
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3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
21
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