Mooloolaba Surf Club is the beachfront venue on The Esplanade at Mooloolaba, with two restaurants, a bar and a coffee counter looking over the beach. It is linked to the Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club, whose volunteers patrol the sand out front.
If you came for lunch, a drink after a swim or a Sunday session of live music, this is the place. If you came for the beach, the patrolled swimming spot is steps from the door.
Where to eat and drink at Mooloolaba Surf Club
The venue lists four spaces on its website.
- Bayview Restaurant and Bar: upstairs, with views across the Mooloolaba beachfront.
- The Boathouse Restaurant: a big dining room with an outdoor deck.
- Coffee Corner: listed on the venue’s website.
- The Surf Club Bar: listed on the venue’s website; the Surf Club is a licensed club.
The club is open 10 am until late, seven days a week. Opening hours are shown for the venue as a whole, not for each restaurant, so check the website for kitchen times before you go.
Live music and events
There is live music on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. The Surf Club also has a gaming lounge and a TAB area, and takes group bookings and wedding receptions. Call 07 5444 1300 to ask about a booking.
The beach and the surf life saving club
Mooloolaba Beach in front of the club is patrolled seven days a week, every day of the year, by volunteers from the Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club and the Council lifeguard service. From September to May the volunteers put in more than 14,000 patrol hours on the beach.
Surf Life Saving Australia describes a curving beach on the sheltered side of Point Cartwright, with waves averaging 0.5 to 1 m at the club. It adds that rips form when waves are over 1 m, and there is a permanent rip against the northern rocks. The same page calls it the safest of the Sunshine Coast beaches under normal low wave conditions, with smaller waves, under 0.5 m, towards the harbour entrance. Swim between the red and yellow flags. For more on the sand, see Mooloolaba Beach.
The beach has toilets, showers, barbecues and water.
About the Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club
The Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1922 and today has about 400 active patrol members. Its clubhouse sits at the northern end of Mooloolaba Beach.
The club’s website has a Nippers section and a surf cam. The Surf Club venue sells social memberships, which it describes as a way of supporting the lifesavers, and visitors are welcome at any time. See the club’s own website for how to join or enrol.
The club’s phone number is 07 5452 3711 for lifesaving enquiries. The restaurants and bar use a different number, 07 5444 1300.
Things to do close by
The Esplanade facing the beach is Mooloolaba’s tourist strip, with shops, galleries and restaurants, and a memorial statue of Steve Irwin. SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast, on Parklyn Parade, has an 80 m underwater viewing tunnel. Mooloolaba Harbour sits in the lee of Point Cartwright.
Planning your visit
- Opening hours: 10 am until late, Monday to Sunday.
- Booking: Phone 07 5444 1300 or use the booking links on the Surf Club website.
- Swimming: Between the flags, where the lifesavers and lifeguards are.
Getting there and parking
Mooloolaba is about 85 minutes by car from the Brisbane CBD without traffic. The Surf Club is on The Esplanade at the beach.
The easiest parking is the PARKnGO Mooloolaba Central car park, about 300 m from the beach and foreshore. It has over 700 public spaces and 13 accessible bays, and the first four hours are free. If you stay under four hours you can drive straight to the exit, because the barrier reads your number plate. Stays over four hours cost $5 an hour, up to $20 a day. Sunshine Coast Council says the free period ends when the current foreshore stage is finished, so check the council page. Street parking near the beach is time limited, so read the signs.
By bus, Translink route 600 runs between Caloundra and Maroochydore via Mooloolaba. Check times on Translink.
Nearby
- Mooloolaba Esplanade – the beachfront strip out the front.
- Point Cartwright – the headland that shelters the harbour and beach.
- Alexandra Headland – the next beach north.
- Sunshine Plaza – the big shopping centre at Maroochydore.
- More Sunshine Coast day outs
- More restaurants to try
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- Spirit House (Yandina)
- Hastings Street (Noosa Heads)
- Noosaville
Quick answers
What is Mooloolaba Surf Club?
It is a beachfront venue on The Esplanade at Mooloolaba with restaurants, a bar and a coffee corner. It is linked to the Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club, which patrols the beach.
What time does Mooloolaba Surf Club open?
It is open from 10 am until late every day. Check the website for kitchen and bar times.
Is the Mooloolaba Surf Club restaurant on the beach?
Yes. Bayview Restaurant and Bar is upstairs with beach views, and The Boathouse has an outdoor deck.
Is there parking at Mooloolaba Surf Club?
The nearest big car park is PARKnGO Mooloolaba Central, about 300 m away, with the first four hours free. Street parking is time limited.
Is Mooloolaba Beach patrolled?
Yes, seven days a week all year, by volunteer lifesavers and Council lifeguards. Swim between the flags.
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