Surf Forecasts:
Mooloolaba surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SE swell with 554 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mooloolaba this week:
The surf forecast for Mooloolaba over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mooloolaba in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mooloolaba over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what’s going down at Mooloolaba over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak picture for a surf. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, sloppy, or just plain weak waves. There’s no real standout session where everything lines up right, and you’ll be fighting onshore winds or ankle-biters for most of it. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is a bit chilly for this time of year, so you’ll want that rubber.
The first proper chance doesn’t show up until Wednesday, September 9th in the morning. We’ve got a 3 ft swell from the southeast with a 10-second period. The wind is light out of the south at 6 mph and blowing offshore, so it should be clean. The combined energy hits a moderate 266 – meaning there’s some push. But the quality is described as ordinary, so don’t expect perfection.
Things drop right off again after that. The next bump in size comes on Friday, September 11th. The morning shows waves around 5 ft from the ESE, but with a short 7-second period. The wind is a moderate 16 mph out of the southeast, but it’s cross-offshore, so the face should stay smooth. The energy is moderate (256). It’ll have more push than the previous days, but that short period will make it lumpy and hard to get a clean ride.
Then we hit another flat spell until Wednesday, September 16th in the afternoon. That afternoon brings a bump of 7 ft from the SE (strong energy at 435), but it comes with an onshore breeze and a choppy cross-shore. A 7-second period on a beach and reef set-up at that size is going to close out and be a beast. This one’s for experienced surfers only, and even then, the conditions are poor. It looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle surf.
The last week is a long, slow fade. The only little glimmer is on Saturday, September 19th in the morning, with a tiny 2 ft swell from the east and glassy conditions (3 mph southerly wind, no wind). It’ll be clean, but you’ll be on a log for knee-high peelers.
Bottom line: There’s no proper day to circle on the calendar. The best you’re looking at is a wind-affected, short-period wave in the second week, or a clean but tiny glass-off at the very end. It’s a rough stretch for Mooloolaba.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 72 | 45 | 63 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 208 | 40 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 554 | 229 | 186 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.61m | 3:24AM1.05m | 4:28PM1.72m | 4:45AM1.14m | 5:28PM1.83m | 5:45AM1.27m | 6:18PM1.91m | 6:34AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.94m | 7:17AM1.53m | 7:42PM1.92m | 7:58AM1.62m | 8:19PM1.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.63m | 9:18AM0.41m | 11:16PM0.51m | 10:35AM0.33m | 00:07AM0.39m | 11:37AM0.24m | 00:49AM0.29m | 12:29PM0.16m | 1:26AM0.22m | 1:17PM0.12m | 2:01AM0.17m | 2:00PM0.12m | 2:34AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 13 | ESE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 208 | 34 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | SE 21 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 44 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | NE 8 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 14 | — | E 17 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 72 | 45 | 63 | 145 | 84 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 84 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 133 | 554 | 229 | 186 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 546 | 83 | 209 | 142 | 160 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 170 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 165 | 307 | 170 | 160 | 34 | 0 |
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