Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mooloolaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 735 | 981 | 955 | 665 | 513 | 468 | 478 | 539 | 449 | 377 | 292 | 621 | 503 | 171 | 140 | 147 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:57PM1.15m | 12:16PM1.42m | 11:35PM1.02m | 1:28PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.65m | 5:13AM0.38m | 6:47PM0.74m | 5:55AM0.46m | 8:33PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 200 | 147 | 171 | 140 | 147 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 12 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 555 | 735 | 981 | 955 | 665 | 513 | 468 | 478 | 539 | 449 | 377 | 292 | 621 | 503 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1191 | 1057 | 439 | 165 | 0 | 170 | 486 | 376 | 170 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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