Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 1AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
17
292
306
316
277
273
278
269
231
198
203
171
163
154
131
110
110
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:47PM1.64m
9:19AM1.81m
9:24PM1.53m
10:04AM1.80m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.13m
3:33PM0.33m
3:32AM0.17m
4:23PM0.43m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
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1
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Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
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