Noosa - Alexandria Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the surf for Noosa – Alexandria Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this stretch is looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent wave riding. We’re staring down the barrel of a long, flat spell with almost no quality on offer. The first sign of anything even close to surfable doesn’t pop up until Wednesday the 2nd of September, and even then, it’s a tiny 2ft east swell with a weak combined energy of just 45 (moderate wave energy) and light cross-offshore winds. That’s about as exciting as a flat tire. The water is sitting at 68°F, which is about a degree and a half colder than normal for this time of year – a bit nippier than you’d expect.

Let’s run through it. Starting Sunday the 30th of August, we’ve got rain showers and a 5ft south-east swell, but it’s short-period junk at 6 seconds, cross-on wind from the southeast at 16 mph, and the combined energy is 191 (moderate wave energy). The setup is choppy and messy. Monday the 31st is more of the same, with smaller 4ft to 4ft swells and still cross-on. Tuesday the 1st of September sees a slight improvement in period to 10 seconds, but the swell drops to under 3ft, and the wind is cross or onshore. The energy sits around 154 to 157, but it’s still all “poor surf conditions.”

Wednesday the 2nd of September is the only day that even gets a mention—a 2ft east swell at 10 seconds with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the north-northwest in the morning. Combined energy is a weak 45. If you’re desperate and have a longboard, you might find a dribbly wave. But that’s it. From Wednesday afternoon through to the 14th of September, it’s a parade of tiny swells—0.3ft to 4ft—with junk periods, strong cross-on winds, and waves that are either choppy, too small, or blown out. The later stormy pulse around the 11th of September (Friday) brings a 6ft south-southeast swell with 317 energy (strong wave energy) but it’s onshore, short-period, and associated with thunderstorms. That one’s only for the brave and likely a mess. Everything after that is a choppy, rain-soaked letdown.

So, bottom line: there are zero standout sessions here. Save your energy, wax down the kite gear if you’ve got it—the open beach setup with that persistent cross-shore wind and moderate swell on Tuesday the 11th might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The sparse, consistent breaks aren’t worth the paddle.

Rusty.

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