Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.9° 

Mooloolaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
113
111
80
75
72
54
93
68
49
33
36
36
68
93
93
90
91
91
71
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:42PM1.46m
00:34AM1.34m
1:59PM1.50m
1:44AM1.21m
3:25PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.64m
7:03AM0.39m
8:20PM0.71m
8:11AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
17
16
15
18
20
18
17
17
16
15
14
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
15
16
16
14
13
16
18
15
16
17
15
13
12
15
17
16
17
17
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