Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Mooloolaba over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, mate, it’s a quiet start. We’re looking at a fair gap before anything really gets going. The first few days are pretty ordinary, with tiny waves and nothing that’ll get you out of bed. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

We’ve got a bit of a wait until around Thursday the 16th of July, when a solid pulse of swell shows up. The combined energy jumps right up (667), but it’s all short-period stuff at 8 seconds, and the wind is howling out of the SSE at 25 mph. That’s a messy, blown-out 7 ft of SE swell – not really a paddle session. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest. The quality flags are poor, and it stays that way through the weekend.

The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Monday the 20th of July. The morning at Mooloolaba is looking like the best on offer. We’ve got a solid 7 ft of ESE swell, and importantly, the wind is light and offshore from the S at 6 mph. The combined energy is a solid 613, and the period is 9 seconds, so it’ll have a bit of push. For a beach and reef setup, that offshore wind is gold. It’s going to be clean. The crowds are often an issue here, but on a Monday morning with that quality, it might be worth the gamble.

Tuesday the 21st of July morning is also a good call, with 6 ft ESE swell, near glassy conditions from the SW at just 3 mph, and a combined energy of 653. That’s another clean morning.

Looking further out, Thursday the 23rd of July morning is a real treat. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and there’s 5 ft of SE swell. The combined energy is 271, so it’s not a monster, but with zero wind, it’ll be as clean as a whistle. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it might be a bit crumbly, but for a fun, small-wave session, you can’t beat glass.

After that, the swell drops back down into the 3 ft to 4 ft range, and the wind stays mostly cross-off or side, so it’s just runner-up stuff. Nothing to write home about in the second week.

So, to sum it up: the early part is a write-off, but once the 20th rolls around, Mooloolaba steps up. The Monday morning the 20th of July is the pick of the bunch – decent size, clean, and offshore. Get in the water.

Rusty.

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