Surf Forecasts:
Mooloolaba surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SE swell with 554 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th 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 have a look at what’s cookin’ for Mooloolaba.
Look, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch of 16 days is a proper flat spell for Mooloolaba. We’re talkin’ a big, fat gap with no real surf to speak of. The first sniff of anything that’s even worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 8th of September, and even then, it’s just a bit of knee-high slop. Before that, from Friday the 4th right through Monday the 7th, it’s all tiny, weak, and poor. Don’t bother waxing up.
Tuesday morning the 8th of September is the only window that’s slightly worth a mention. We’ve got a tiny 2ft wave from the ENE, with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 60. The wind is a light cross-off from the SE, so it’ll be clean. It’s not going to be anything to write home about – just small, weak lumps for the log. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no need for a thick wetsuit.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Wednesday the 9th has glassy conditions in the morning but the swell is next to nothing at 2ft. The rest of the period is a write-off: tiny, onshore slop, or strong winds blowing it out. Thursday the 10th of September afternoon sees a jump in size to 8ft from the SE with a surge of energy (598), but the wind is howling at 35 km/h and the period is a short 7 seconds – that’s just a messy, blown-out mess, not a surf.
For the rest of the two weeks, there’s nothing. The swell is flat, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-off, and the wave energy is weak. It’s a tough run for Mooloolaba. This is one of those times where the ocean just doesn’t want to play ball. Kite surfers might get a look in on the 10th when the wind is howling, but for us paddle surfers, it’s a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 36 | 69 | 41 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 71 | 27 | 7 | 33 | 58 | 26 | 12 | 305 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.56m | 1:31AM1.07m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.70m | 7:44AM0.43m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 33 | 58 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 10 | S 10 | S 6 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 14 | SE 24 |
| kJ | 27 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 5 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | — | E 9 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | — | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 36 | 69 | 24 | 50 | 22 | — | 71 | 24 | 53 | 19 | — | — | 18 | 305 | 478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 170 | 8 | 160 | 186 | 83 | 3 | 142 | 33 | 34 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 307 | 13 | 6 | 790 | 8 | 211 | 1203 | 165 |
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