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Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEST
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Mooloolaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
26.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)887777777777777776777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)270270249225197159131131131131138134118118118715149102128132105108108
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.67
5:47PM
1.17
6:45AM
1.77
6:33PM
1.22
7:21AM
1.87
7:15PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
0.70
11:48PM
0.36
1:17PM
0.62
12:29AM
0.32
1:53PM
0.54
1:07AM
0.28
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
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clear
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cloud
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thunderstorm
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242627262524242425262727252424242527282725242424
Feels °C (?)242627262727272729282929282728282930312927272727
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