Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the Mooloolaba stretch for the next couple of weeks. It’s going to be a bit of a slow burner, but there’s a window of real promise hiding in there.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at small, weak surf. Monday the 14th has a bit of energy at around 3ft, but it’s short-period, jumbly stuff that’s not going to have much push. The winds are light and clean in the morning, but it’s pretty ordinary. The energy reading is weak, sitting at 65, so don’t get too excited. This is a “check the tide and maybe have a splash” kind of day, not a “call in sick” day.

Tuesday the 15th drops off a touch more, with 2.5ft and even less energy. The morning is glassy though, dead calm with a light NE breeze. It’s clean, but there’s just nothing behind it. You’ll be doing a lot of sitting and waiting for a knee-high set. Not much to write home about.

Then we get a bit of a pulse mid-week. Wednesday the 16th sees the swell start to fill in, but it gets messy. The morning is small at 2.5ft, but the afternoon brings a jump to 7.5ft with a strong SE wind at 35 km/h. The energy jumps to 459, which is moderate, but with that wind, it’s going to be a bit of a washing machine. Not ideal. Thursday the 17th keeps that size around 6ft but it’s still lumpy with fresh SSE winds. It’s surfable for the experienced crew, but it’s not pretty.

Friday the 18th backs off to 4ft, winds ease up, and it’s cleaner. Still, that short period of 7 seconds means it’s not going to have much power. It’s marginal. Then we hit the doldrums. From Saturday the 19th through Tuesday the 22nd, the swell just dies. We’re talking 2ft dropping to 1ft and tiny, weak energy readings in the double digits. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. A good time to check your wax supply and maybe do some maintenance on your boards.

But hold on, because Wednesday the 23rd is where things start to get interesting. A new pulse of swell arrives. The morning looks good – 6.5ft with a light SE cross-offshore wind and a clean face. The energy is solid at 383. This is the first real highlight of the run. The waves are going to have some push, and with that offshore wind, Mooloolaba should be looking pretty tidy. It’s still short-period energy, but there’s enough of it to make things fun. This is the day to get out there.

Thursday the 24th keeps that size around 6ft and the energy is still strong at 424, but it’s more cross-shore and the conditions are a bit more questionable with tide. It’s still better than what we’ve had, but Wednesday morning is the pick of this first pulse.

Then we get a real beast building for the end of the week. Friday the 25th starts to push up to 7ft, and the energy is climbing to 638. It’s a bit cross-shore, but there’s size. Saturday the 26th is the big one. We’re looking at 7.5ft to 8ft with the energy reading absolutely pumping – 1509 in the morning! That’s strong, serious energy. The swell direction is straight east, and the period is stretching out to 9-10 seconds. This is a proper swell. The winds are light E/ESE, so it’s cross-shore, but it’s not going to be too messy. This is the standout, the main event of the whole forecast. It’s going to be big, powerful, and Mooloolaba is going to be handling a lot of water. This is solidly in the expert zone – over 8ft in the morning, so it’s not a day to be messing around if you’re not comfortable in serious surf. It’s going to be heavy.

Sunday the 27th is still big, holding at 6ft in the morning with clean conditions and a cross-offshore wind. The energy is still strong at 614, but it’s starting to ease off a notch. Still a great day, but Saturday is the one.

The early part of the following week, Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th, sees the swell ease back to 5ft and 4ft. The winds are still favourable at times, with some offshore morning breeze on Tuesday. The energy is dropping back to moderate, but it’s still a lot better than the flat spell we had earlier. Not as epic as the weekend, but there’ll still be waves.

So, the long and short of it is: the first week is mostly small and weak, with a decent day on the 23rd. Then the real show is the 26th – that’s the standout, the one with

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