Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window for Mooloolaba is a flat spell with barely a pulse. The only real shot at getting wet is a very brief, small window this Sunday morning, and even that’s nothing to write home about. The rest of the fortnight is a write-off for decent waves, with a dry gap of almost two weeks after that brief moment. The water is sitting at 69°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Alright, let’s talk about the only surf of note. The first recommendation pops up on *Sunday, 9th August* in the morning. Mooloolaba is a beach and reef set-up, but it’s inconsistent and rarely pumps, so this is a rare glimpse of something. We’ve got a clean 3 ft swell wrapping in from the East, with a period of 9 seconds. That’s a short-period wind swell, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and won’t offer much push. The big winner here is the wind: dead glassy. That’s a major positive, keeping the surface clean. The combined energy of all swells directed here is moderate at 202. It’s surfable, but ordinary. Don’t expect hollow barrels, just a few little runners. The optimum swell direction is from the NE, and this is coming from the E, so it’s not quite lining up perfectly. Crowds are often here, so expect a few locals out.

That’s it. After Sunday morning, the outlook drops off a cliff. The next few days offer tiny, weak waves – mostly under 3 ft – with poor surf conditions and cross-onshore breezes. By the middle of the second week, around *Tuesday, 18th August*, the swell tries to pick up, with a 5 ft SE swell hitting, but it’s short-period (7 seconds) and the wind is howling offshore at 16 mph. That’s a clean look, but the wave quality is rated as poor, and the energy (242) is moderate. It’s a messy, choppy setup. For the rest of the period, it’s all small, weak, and poor. The 5 ft to 6 ft swells later in the week are too short-period and wind-affected to be any good. Honestly, for paddle surfing, this is a dud. If you’ve got a kite, the stronger winds and decent swell in the second week might look more interesting, but for a surfboard, it’s a no-go.

Stay patient, and don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but this run looks pretty locked in.

Rusty.

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