Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
2
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
341
412
450
412
412
367
324
324
333
293
293
293
256
256
217
227
190
180
180
180
147
293
392
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
W
5
SW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM1.59m
7:38PM1.76m
8:02AM1.70m
8:12PM1.72m
8:39AM1.77m
8:47PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.20m
1:27PM0.23m
1:52AM0.15m
2:06PM0.22m
2:23AM0.13m
2:48PM0.25m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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5:45
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 mm
1
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1
2
2
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1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
20
19
19
20
18
17
16
14
18
18
16
14
14
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