Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
5
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
10
2.3
SE
12
3
SE
12
4
SE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
440
426
371
363
307
299
249
210
201
202
365
424
318
293
369
378
408
606
832
1420
2256
5251
2083
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:19PM2.09m
10:26AM1.31m
11:17PM2.00m
11:32AM1.24m
00:19AM1.89m
12:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.54m
4:18PM0.36m
6:10AM0.57m
5:17PM0.46m
7:18AM0.57m
6:26PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
21
22
19
17
16
15
14
17
20
21
18
17
16
15
15
18
20
20
18
17
13
12
12
15
17
20
18
14
12
11
10
12
15
16
14
13
12
11
12
13
15
15
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
10
2.3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
2.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
563
440
426
371
363
307
299
249
210
201
202
173
146
151
142
113
122
125
606
832
1420
2256
2715
2083
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
8
4
177
3
118
12
49
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
16
22
24
17
8
2
59
82
188
200
211
365
424
318
293
369
378
408
5
7
3
4670
5251
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
8
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
425
486
165
0
0
0
0
0
880
33
880
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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