Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at Mooloolaba over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, the outlook’s a bit of a slow burner. We’ve got a long stretch of small, unexciting surf with messy winds through the first several days. It’s not until Monday the 7th that we finally see a tiny glimmer—surfable but very ordinary, and even then it’s only a 2ft east-northeast swell with a 8-second period, and the morning cross-off wind keeps it clean for a short window. That’s the best we’ve got for a while.

After that, things stay quiet until Tuesday the 8th, when the afternoon bumps up to a 7ft south-east swell, but the period drops to a weak 6 seconds and the combined energy is moderate at 372. Still, it’s clean with cross-off winds from the south-southeast. It’s not exactly a classic Mooloolaba day—more a kite surfer’s setup with that short-period, lumpy cross-shore energy and a beach-and-reef break not handling it well for paddling.

The next decent pulse shows up on Thursday the 10th, with a 6ft south-east swell in the afternoon, again a short 6-second period, and fresh cross-off winds keeping it clean. Combined energy is moderate at 253. Still not the kind of quality that gets the blood pumping.

Now, the standout window is around the weekend of the 11th and 12th. Friday the 11th morning brings a 8ft east-southeast swell, 8-second period, and combined energy of 697 (strong). That’s a solid wall of water, but with moderate cross-shore breeze, it’s going to be bumpy and choppy—definitely expert territory at that size, and the beach-and-reef setup might be more interesting for kite riders than paddle surfers. Saturday the 12th eases a little, with a 6ft east swell in the morning, cleaner conditions with a gentle cross-shore, and combined energy of 387 (moderate). Still, it’s far from glassy perfection.

Then Sunday the 13th morning offers a real treat: glassy conditions with a light westerly breeze, a 4ft east-northeast swell, 8-second period, and combined energy of 189 (moderate). It’s only surfable but very ordinary by the numbers, but that glassy wind window will make it feel way better than it looks on paper. The water is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

After that, we drop back into small, onshore slop through most of the second week. There’s another clean, glassy morning on Thursday the 17th—2ft east-northeast swell, 7-second period, combined energy just 54—but it’s barely a ripple.

To be honest, if you’re after a proper session, aim for the glassy Sunday the 13th morning. The only other highlight is the bigger swell on the 11th and 12th, but that comes with chop and size that’s only for the experienced crew. Mooloolaba isn’t firing this fortnight—it’s a long wait between drinks.

Rusty.

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