Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.1
E
20
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
222
229
222
209
192
183
158
131
131
55
62
96
8
123
54
87
82
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19PM1.85m
8:38AM1.67m
8:53PM1.74m
9:17AM1.67m
9:25PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.16m
2:42PM0.18m
3:06AM0.17m
3:23PM0.27m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
17
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
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