Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
49
33
38
32
33
193
177
38
38
24
37
24
23
22
22
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44PM1.81m
9:03AM1.57m
9:17PM1.74m
9:41AM1.61m
9:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.21m
3:03PM0.23m
3:33AM0.21m
3:44PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
13
14
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
17
17
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