Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
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)
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
74
68
49
48
29
36
58
49
94
94
91
91
91
84
96
101
104
81
65
155
192
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:59PM1.50m
1:44AM1.21m
3:25PM1.59m
3:16AM1.15m
4:39PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.39m
8:20PM0.71m
8:11AM0.40m
10:01PM0.69m
9:28AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
17
15
14
17
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
13
17
18
17
18
16
16
13
11
14
15
15
16
16
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