Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mooloolaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 526 | 775 | 776 | 981 | 836 | 582 | 393 | 309 | 321 | 396 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.30m | 11:21AM1.50m | 10:57PM1.15m | 12:16PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.31m | 5:37PM0.65m | 5:13AM0.38m | 6:47PM0.74m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | E 11 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | — | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 11 | E 13 | — | E 18 | E 13 | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 199 | 526 | 775 | 776 | 981 | 836 | 582 | 393 | 309 | 321 | 396 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1477 | 1477 | 1191 | 1015 | 439 | 165 | 0 | 2 | 486 | 307 | 170 | 34 |
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