Noosa - Alexandria Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Noosa – Alexandria Bay. Straight up, it’s a tough run. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a bust for any genuine surf. There’s nothing that you’d call a standout session, but we’ll take it day by day.

Saturday the 29th kicks it off with small 3 to 3 ft south-easterly slop, period barely hitting 6 seconds – that’s just wind chop with no grunt. Cross-onshore wind from the SSE at 12 mph keeps it messy, combined energy is a weak 89 to 72. Not worth paddling out.

Sunday the 30th sees a bump in size to 6 ft on the morning, still SE swell but the period is a shocking 7 seconds – all push and no shape. Cross-onshore breeze freshens to 19 mph. It’s lumpy and ugly. Combined energy jumps to 349 (moderate) but that’s just the wind churning up the ocean. Afternoon drops to 5 ft but still cross-on and choppy.

Monday the 31st through to Tuesday the 1st of September stays small and onshore – 3 to 3 ft with SE/ESE wind, cross-on. Rain showers don’t help. Combined energy sits around 100–108, low to moderate but totally unappealing.

Wednesday morning the 2nd of September is the first flicker of hope – 2 ft of easterly swell, period up to 10 seconds, clean with a light NNW cross-off breeze. It’s surfable but very ordinary – combined energy only 97. Afternoon fouls again with NE cross-on.

Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th of September are tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft. Thursday morning is clean with NW cross-off, but there’s no power. Friday morning again clean and surfable but too small to get excited about.

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of September – still tiny, 2 ft to 5 ft, but the swell is from the NNE with a period of just 5 seconds. Wind is cross-off in the mornings, clean, but the swell is pathetic – combined energy 42 to 116. Not worth it.

Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th of September – finally some offshore wind. Westerly breeze at 9 to 12 mph, clean conditions, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft with an easterly component. Combined energy 17 to 65. Tuesday afternoon has a 13-second period on a 1 ft SE swell – groundswell but zero size. Conditions are clean but there’s nothing to ride.

Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th of September – small, 1 ft to 2 ft, mostly SE swell with periods of 9 to 16 seconds. Lots of clean mornings but the energy is low – combined energy between 20 and 144. The long period swells (13–16 seconds) are promising in shape but the tiny height means they won’t break properly. There’s no push.

Sunday 13th of September finishes the window with 4 ft to 5 ft easterly swell, period only 6 seconds. Onshore wind from ESE/E at 6 to 9 mph. Combined energy 124 to 160 – moderate but all short-period windswell, not inviting.

Water temp sits at 69°F, which is 2°F below average – nothing unusual, pretty average for this time of year.

Look, honestly, there are no highlights here. The only sessions that were clean and surfable – Wednesday 2nd morning, Friday 4th morning, Tuesday 8th afternoon – were too small to even call a wave. If you’re a beginner, stick to the small clean days, but even then, it’s marginal. For experts, there’s nothing that demands attention. It’s a long blank run, but that’s the reality of the region sometimes – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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