Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mooloolaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 38 | 43 | 61 | 49 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 119 | 123 | 77 | 51 | 29 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 494 | 585 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.46m | 9:29AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.34m | 10:08AM1.69m | 9:52PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.36m | 2:56AM0.16m | 3:46PM0.45m | 3:26AM0.22m | 4:29PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 123 | 77 | 51 | 27 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 22 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 20 | 23 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 2 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 38 | 43 | 61 | 49 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 41 | 119 | 110 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 224 | 494 | 585 | 596 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 746 | 704 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 308 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 486 | 425 | 486 | 307 |
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