Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
28
26
25
25
12
12
12
12
10
13
19
18
17
18
32
32
32
35
40
29
29
132
109
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:02AM1.20m
7:39PM1.85m
7:40AM1.25m
8:12PM1.89m
8:18AM1.30m
8:45PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.48m
12:53PM0.25m
2:11AM0.41m
1:31PM0.23m
2:43AM0.36m
2:08PM0.22m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
19
18
17
18
17
16
15
19
21
21
19
17
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
13
16
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
19
19
19
17
13
10
10
9
12
15
15
16
15
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