Mooloolaba surf break

Mooloolaba surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mooloolaba today?

The current surf forecast for Mooloolaba at 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)777777788888888888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179198239246246215215258265272324324324333341361380398408363349349339332
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.33
12:16PM
1.57
1:11AM
1.31
12:58PM
1.42
2:20AM
1.32
1:45PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
0.58
6:57PM
0.48
6:51AM
0.71
7:42PM
0.50
8:05AM
0.81
8:32PM
0.50
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--5:01-------5:03-------5:03-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C242324252526242424242426272624242423242627272525
Feels °C (?)232222242526242525262626272626262625282929292827
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