Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Alexandria Bay surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with 337 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noosa - Alexandria Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Noosa - Alexandria Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Alexandria Bay in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Alexandria Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with ya – the next couple of weeks at Noosa - Alexandria Bay are a tough watch. The water is sitting at 20°, which is a bit colder than we’d normally expect for this time of year, so you’ll be wanting a good steamer if you’re heading out.
The whole 16-day window is a real struggle for quality surf. There are no standout sessions to get excited about, and the pattern is a flat, choppy, and often confused mess. From Thursday 20 August until the end of the month, it’s a run of poor conditions. The swell is mostly small, weak, and short-period, coming from the east with only weak energy (often under 100–200 in combined energy), and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things bumpy and messy. There’s a small window on Saturday 22 August morning where the wind goes glassy, with a tiny 3 ft east swell (period 7 seconds) and very weak energy (116), but it’s still just ordinary, surfable waves at best. Don’t get your hopes up.
The first week of September offers a slight improvement, but it’s still not great. On Wednesday 2 September morning, we get a clean offshore wind from the west at 15 km/h, with a 4 ft east swell (period 8 seconds) and moderate energy (160). That’s the cleanest conditions of the whole period, but the swell is still pretty ordinary. That afternoon, it turns glassy with a 3 ft east swell, but again, nothing special. Thursday 3 September morning has a cleaner cross-off breeze and a small 2 ft east swell (period 10 seconds) with moderate energy (110), but it’s still just surfable, not exciting.
The rest of the second week fades back into tiny, weak, and onshore conditions. This is a classic quiet spell for the area – it’s not unusual to see a blank run like this, so don’t be too discouraged. For now, the best you can hope for is a glassy morning on the 22nd for a longboard or a clean offshore session on the 2nd of September for a small-wave cruiser. It’s not a period to plan a trip around.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | SSE 6 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 294 | 174 | 187 | 155 | 103 | 108 | 142 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.42m | 1:12AM1.12m | 3:22PM1.45m | 2:41AM1.06m | 4:27PM1.52m | 4:14AM1.07m | 5:17PM1.61m | 5:17AM1.14m | 5:57PM1.71m | 6:03AM1.23m | 6:31PM1.79m | 6:42AM1.32m | 7:04PM1.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.90m | 7:45AM0.61m | 10:13PM0.90m | 8:57AM0.63m | 11:20PM0.82m | 10:07AM0.62m | 00:03AM0.73m | 11:02AM0.56m | 00:35AM0.62m | 11:48AM0.49m | 1:05AM0.53m | 12:29PM0.42m | 1:33AM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 294 | 174 | 187 | 155 | 103 | 108 | 142 | 151 | 133 | 127 | 91 | 76 | 80 | 109 | 118 | 88 | 94 | 79 | 76 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 53 | 77 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 14 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | E 16 | S 5 | E 15 | E 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 666 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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