Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 6AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
5
6
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4600
4376
4002
3464
1933
1517
1388
1652
990
955
908
925
942
1072
1072
1072
1064
1083
1018
1036
1054
1054
1090
1082
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:28AM1.69m
3:21PM1.34m
3:26AM1.61m
4:20PM1.45m
4:17AM1.55m
5:09PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.51m
9:05PM0.66m
10:02AM0.47m
10:13PM0.65m
10:43AM0.42m
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
22
21
20
19
15
16
16
18
18
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
19
21
20
21
22
22
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
Energy kJ
2739
2462
2421
2204
1462
1165
990
955
908
925
942
1072
1072
1072
1064
1083
1018
1036
1054
1054
1090
1082
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
477
423
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
4600
4376
4002
3464
1933
1517
1388
1652
842
530
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
8
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
886
307
165
0
33
170
170
33
33
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
6
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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