Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Mooloolaba in feet and degrees. It’s a slow start, then a grind of onshore mush, before a solid little pulse shows up on the second weekend.

Tuesday, July 28 – Tiny, weak leftovers. That 1ft ESE swell is running on fumes, barely any energy. The morning looks clean with a light offshore from the south, but it’s just too small. The afternoon drops even more. Not worth it.

Wednesday, July 29 – Glassy calm in the morning, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft with a short period. It’s a lake. The afternoon sees a touch more size but the wind turns cross-on and messy.

Thursday, July 30 – A little lift. Morning offers a clean, offshore breeze from the south and 2ft of ENE swell. It’s surfable, but only just. The energy is weak. The afternoon stays clean but the waves are still very ordinary.

Friday, July 31 – Size picks up to 3ft but the wind is solid cross-off from the SSE at 20 km/h. The energy is moderate, but the conditions are not clean enough to make it fun.

Saturday, August 1 – Similar story. 3ft to 4ft of short-period swell, moderate energy, but the wind is a steady 20 km/h cross-off. It’s clean, but lumpy.

Sunday, August 2 – Now we’re talking more size. The morning sees 5ft of E swell with a clean offshore from the south. That’s the first session that’s genuinely surfable – still a bit ordinary, but the best we’ve seen. The afternoon drops back to 4ft.

Monday, August 3 – Holding around 4ft, but the wind is cross-off. The morning is surfable but very average.

Tuesday, August 4 to Friday, August 7 – A real lull. Swell drops to 3ft to 4ft, wind stays cross-off or cross, and the energy is weak to moderate. Thursday, August 6 is the only morning worth a look. Friday, August 7 is a write-off with a risk of thunderstorms.

Saturday, August 8 – This is the standout. The morning greets us with a proper 4ft of SSE groundswell, period pushing 11 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 400. The wind is light from the SSE, cross-off, and the water is clean. This is good surf – the best of the entire 16-day window. The water temperature is 68°F, which is a bit colder than average for this time of year, so a good wetsuit is in order.

Sunday, August 9 – The swell drops to 4ft, period backs off. The morning is still surfable but ordinary. The afternoon turns cross-on.

Monday, August 10 to Wednesday, August 12 – The swell fades to 3ft to 4ft, with periods of 9 to 11 seconds. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the energy is moderate. Wednesday, August 12 looks the best of this stretch with a 4ft E swell, 11-second period, and a light offshore from the SW in the afternoon. Surfable, but nothing special.

Bottom line: The first week is a grind of small, short-period, onshore-affected waves. The real highlight is Saturday, August 8 – that’s your session. Clean, 4ft, and a decent groundswell. Everything else is for the longboard or the beach.

Rusty.

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