Noosa - Alexandria Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got a look at the surf ahead for Noosa – Alexandria Bay (Australia).

Alright, let’s be straight with you – it’s not a classic window. The next 16 days are mostly a string of small, ordinary days with a few brief windows of glassy, rideable waves. The overall energy is weak, and the set-up is better for a longboard or a paddle than any serious performance surfing.

The first real chance comes Thursday morning, 6th August. It’s cloudy, glassy as a mirror, with a light southerly 5 km/h breeze. The swell is tiny – 2 ft from the ESE with a short 8-second period. Combined energy is a measly 58 – weak. The water temp is 69°, which is about 1° cooler than normal, so nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon turns onshore and messy – not worth it.

Friday morning, 7th August, is a step up in size – 3 ft from the east, but it’s cross-shore wind and the energy is still low at 97. The waves are poor. Afternoon is even smaller.

Saturday 8th August drops right off – 0.7 ft in the morning, basically flat. Not worth a paddle.

Now, Sunday the 9th of August morning is the standout of the first week. The sky is clear, wind is glassy from the ENE at 5 km/h, and the swell builds to 4 ft from the east with a 9-second period. The combined energy kicks up to 191 – moderate – and the conditions are glassy. That’s your best bet for a clean, fun session in the whole outlook. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-onshore breeze, so get in early.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a real grind. Monday 10th has a clean offshore window in the afternoon with a west wind at 5 km/h, but the swell is only 3 ft and energy is low. Tuesday 11th morning is glassy again with 2 ft – still small.

From Wednesday 12th through to Friday 21st August, it’s a mix of small east swell (2 ft to 3 ft), mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore winds, and poor surf conditions. The only real bright spot is Saturday 15th August morning – glassy calm, 2 ft, but the energy is still moderate (128). That’s a quiet, clean little session but nothing exciting.

The last few days (17th to 21st) see a bit of a bump in size, reaching 5 ft to 5 ft on the 19th, but the wind is howling – 15 to 19 mph cross-shore and cross-onshore – and the period drops to 5-6 seconds on the 17th and 18th, making it lumpy, messy, and poor. The 19th has a risk of thunderstorms and the combined energy is 263, but it’s still a write-off for clean surfing.

Honestly, Sunday morning 9th August is the only true standout – glassy, clean, 4 ft east swell, and a moderate pulse of energy. Get on it. Everything else is small, ordinary, or trashed by wind. The crowds at Alexandria Bay can be present sometimes, but on a small, ordinary morning like that, you’ll likely have plenty of room.

Rusty.

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