Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it – the next two weeks at Mooloolaba are looking flat and pretty average. No standout days, but a few mornings might give you something to paddle for.

Water temp is 68°, which is a bit cooler than usual for this time of year, so pack a wetsuit.

Thursday the 20th starts off poor: a morning breeze from the ESE at 6 mph, cross-shore, with a tiny 4ft easterly swell, short 7-second period. Wave energy is low at 289. Rain showers too. Not worth it.

Friday the 21st morning is cleaner – a light SE wind at 3 mph, cross-offshore. Swell is 4ft from the east, still 7 seconds, energy 219. It’s rideable but ordinary. Afternoon turns poor.

Saturday the 22nd morning is glassy, dead calm. Swell is 3ft from the east, 7-second period, energy 111. Tiny and weak, but clean.

Sunday the 23rd morning is also glassy with a light ESE breeze at 3 mph. Swell is 3ft from the ENE, period up to 8 seconds, energy 113. Small but clean.

Monday the 24th morning has a cross-off SSE breeze at 6 mph, but the swell is only 2ft from the east. Energy drops to 74. Barely surfable.

Tuesday the 25th morning goes glassy again with a light ENE breeze at 3 mph. Swell is 3ft from the east, 8-second period, energy 89. Still very small.

Wednesday the 26th morning brings a light WSW cross-off wind at 3 mph. Swell is 3ft from the east, period back to 7 seconds, energy 90. Afternoon goes glassy with the same tiny swell. Clean, but tiny.

From Thursday the 27th through to Monday September 1st, it’s a long run of poor conditions. Winds are up from the SSE and NNE at 12 to 15 mph, and swell is mostly under 3ft with weak energy. The morning of Saturday the 29th offers a tiny spark – 4ft from the ENE with a cross-off SE breeze at 6 mph, 8-second period, energy 238. Still ordinary.

Tuesday September 1st morning is the best of a bad bunch. A light WSW cross-off breeze at 3 mph, with a 4ft easterly swell that finally hits a 9-second period. Energy is 259 – moderate. Clean and the most surfable we’ve had.

Wednesday September 2nd morning brings the biggest swell: 5ft from the east with a 10-second period. Energy is moderate at 423. The wind is cross-offshore from the SSE at 12 mph, keeping it clean but breezy. Same story Thursday the 3rd morning – 4ft east swell, 10-second period, energy 333, but a cross-shore ESE breeze.

Friday September 4th morning goes glassy again with a calm NNE breeze. Swell drops to 3ft from the east, period still 10 seconds, energy 178. Clean but small.

Best session: Tuesday September 1st morning. Clean, cross-off wind, 4ft swell with a 9-second period and moderate energy. A solid, mellow session. Next best: Wednesday September 2nd morning. Bigger 5ft east swell with a 10-second period, but that 12 mph breeze makes it less than perfect.

Mooloolaba is an inconsistent beach and reef break, so a stretch like this is pretty normal. Crowds can pop up, but with waves this small, you might have it mostly to yourself. Keep an eye on the charts – it can change quick.

Rusty.

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