Mooloolaba Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.68° S 153.12° E

Mooloolaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mooloolaba sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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 Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3336
2725
2299
1924
1856
1856
1658
1514
1230
1086
878
767
681
627
606
556
563
481
416
407
349
304
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:50PM1.35m
00:42AM1.40m
1:58PM1.35m
1:31AM1.26m
3:07PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.41m
6:40PM0.63m
7:20AM0.43m
7:53PM0.74m
8:09AM0.44m
9:16PM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
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