Mooloolaba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what Mooloolaba's got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a bit of a flat patch with some ordinary conditions mixed in. There ain't much to get excited about, so keep your expectations in check.

We're starting off with small, messy surf. Tuesday the 25th has got a tiny 3ft to 3ft swell from the ENE, but the wind is blowing onshore and the water is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year (a -2° anomaly). The combined energy is weak to moderate (111-149), and the whole deal is just poor. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 26th sees a drop to 3ft from the ENE with really low energy (99-101). The morning has a cross-offshore wind making it clean, so it's surfable but very ordinary. Nothing to write home about.

Thursday the 27th stays tiny at 2ft from the E with moderate energy (97-110) and clean conditions thanks to a cross-off S/SE breeze. Still, it's poor surf; don't expect much.

Friday the 28th morning picks up a little to 3ft from the E (137 energy) with clean conditions, but it's short period at 7 seconds and the afternoon goes onshore again. Saturday the 29th drops right off to just 2ft.

Now here’s where it gets a bit bigger, but not better. Sunday the 30th we see a jump in swell height to 5ft and then 6ft from the SE, with energy hitting 252-281, so there's some power behind it. But the period is a short 6 seconds, and the wind is howling at 16 mph from the S/SSE, making for clean but poor surf. This kind of setup with significant swell and strong side-offshore wind at Mooloolaba – a beach and reef break – might actually be looking more interesting for the kite surfing crew than for us paddle surfers. Monday the 31st has a weird mix, starting with a messy 5ft cross-shore chop, then dropping to a tiny 0.3ft with a very long 21-second period in the afternoon. That long period groundswell is too small to do anything with.

Things go quiet again from Tuesday the 1st of September through to the end of the forecast. The swell stays tiny, mostly under 3ft. There are a few glassy mornings, like Tuesday the 1st with a 4ft ESE swell (174 energy, glassy wind) and Wednesday the 2nd with a 3ft ENE swell (144 energy, glassy), but the waves are just too small and ordinary to call a standout. The combined energy is mostly in the weak to moderate range (under 200). Even a couple of very long period swells (21 seconds on the 31st of August and 4th of September) are just too small at 0.3ft to 1ft to matter.

Honestly, if you're desperate for a paddle, the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September is your best bet with that 4ft ESE swell and glassy conditions, but it's not a standout. The rest of the two weeks is just a waiting game for something better. The only real power we see is on the 30th of August, but the quality is poor and the wind is strong, making it more of a kitesurfer's window.

Keep your eyes on the charts, lads. It can't stay this ordinary forever.

Rusty

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