Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Mooloolaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 10AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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)
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.6
SE
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
775
842
898
878
878
799
725
640
563
500
426
371
363
354
299
246
297
205
166
397
357
251
362
350
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:30AM1.40m
10:19PM2.09m
10:26AM1.31m
11:17PM2.00m
11:32AM1.24m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.50m
3:26PM0.28m
5:03AM0.54m
4:18PM0.36m
6:10AM0.57m
5:17PM0.46m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
22
20
19
17
17
16
15
18
21
21
19
17
16
15
15
18
20
20
18
17
21
21
21
22
23
21
18
16
15
13
12
14
18
19
18
14
12
11
11
14
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
775
842
898
878
878
799
725
640
563
500
426
371
363
354
299
246
210
205
166
137
143
186
142
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
6
0.9
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
137
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
0.3
W
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
84
60
1
5
3
14
17
15
17
8
4
18
49
297
257
297
397
357
251
362
350
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
13
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
211
211
165
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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