Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
652
599
535
460
449
388
381
320
302
249
244
202
202
206
167
164
130
130
127
98
96
96
96
98
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42AM1.45m
6:33PM1.77m
6:20AM1.41m
7:11PM1.84m
6:57AM1.38m
7:48PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.32m
00:47AM0.60m
12:27PM0.28m
1:30AM0.59m
1:01PM0.26m
2:11AM0.58m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:01
1
3
3
6
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
18
16
15
15
15
18
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
22
22
18
16
15
15
22
20
21
21
17
14
13
12
11
14
16
18
17
15
16
15
15
15
18
19
15
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
652
599
535
460
449
388
381
320
302
249
244
202
202
206
167
164
130
130
127
98
96
96
96
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
12
31
32
31
25
18
11
7
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
6
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
Energy kJ
36
17
50
5
9
9
12
20
12
9
8
9
10
10
10
6
4
8
20
28
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
13
3
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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