Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.4° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
60
63
61
61
60
60
61
63
61
60
60
41
41
41
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM2.05m
7:30AM1.42m
8:05PM2.06m
8:16AM1.49m
8:46PM2.01m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.30m
1:26PM0.09m
2:33AM0.25m
2:13PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
14
19
22
19
18
15
13
14
13
18
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
12
11
11
17
20
16
14
10
10
10
9
12
15
15
15
14
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