Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
468
468
482
482
482
402
402
342
326
273
220
211
211
175
179
175
207
434
339
349
339
284
239
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:30AM1.17m
11:23PM1.71m
11:20AM1.10m
00:12AM1.66m
12:25PM1.07m
1:07AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.68m
4:22PM0.49m
6:17AM0.70m
5:04PM0.58m
7:20AM0.71m
5:56PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:12
Temp °C
20
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
21
18
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
20
22
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
23
25
19
19
13
9
9
9
13
15
16
16
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
477
468
468
482
482
482
402
402
342
326
273
220
211
211
175
179
175
207
3
339
349
339
284
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
4
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
63
8
3
27
17
9
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
8
7
7
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.6
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
19
27
36
1
2
1
1
9
17
15
118
116
434
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
2
17
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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