Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days around Noosa are a bit of a mixed bag, and we’re not looking at any classic, standout sessions. The surf is small and the conditions are often working against it. There’s a long stretch of mediocre to poor stuff at the start, but things do get a little more interesting, especially for the advanced crew who know the Boiling Pot. Let’s break it down.

We kick off on Sunday the 23rd of August. The swell is small at 3.3 ft from the east with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a moderate 126. The wind is a cross-off from the SSE at 15 km/h, which keeps the surface clean, but the waves are very ordinary – small, weak, and lacking any punch. The water temperature is 19.9°, which is about a degree colder than normal for this time of year, so a bit nippy. The crowds are often a factor here, and with nothing special on offer, it’s a tough call to paddle out. It’s surfable, but you won’t be telling your mates about it.

Monday the 24th is even smaller. The swell drops to 2.3 ft in the morning and 3.0 ft in the afternoon, still from the east with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is weak to moderate (84-117). The wind remains light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but the waves are barely there. Very ordinary.

Tuesday the 25th sees the wind shift to a cross-on from ENE and NE, and the swell remains tiny at 3.0 ft. The conditions turn poor, with light cross-onshore ripples and a fairly choppy surface. The combined energy is still moderate (121-124), but the quality is gone. This is a day to skip.

Wednesday the 26th offers a brief moment of hope. The morning is glassy with a light WNW wind of 5 km/h, and the swell is 2.6 ft from the east. The combined energy is moderate (130). It’s clean, but the waves are still small and ordinary. The afternoon turns cross-on again, so you’d want to be in the water early. This is the best of a bad bunch for the first week, but it’s not a standout.

Thursday the 27th brings a solid offshore wind from the south at 25 km/h in the morning. The swell is 2.6 ft but the combined energy jumps to 150, so there’s a bit more push. The wind is offshore, so the surface will be clean, but the waves are still small. The afternoon is cross-off, so the morning is the window.

Friday the 28th sees the swell nudge up to 4.3 ft in the morning from the ESE with a short 7-second period, and the combined energy is 189. The wind is a cross-off from the SE, so it’s clean. The waves are still ordinary, but a bit more size is there. The afternoon is similar.

Now, here’s the first real highlight of the outlook. Saturday the 29th of August – Boiling Pot (Noosa). The morning has an offshore wind from the SSE at 10 km/h, light, with the swell at 4.3 ft from the east. The combined energy is a decent 209, and the conditions are clean. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions,” and for this small window, it’s the pick of the week. The swell is coming from the east, which is a good direction for this point break, and offshore wind will make it glassy. It’s not big, but it’ll be the cleanest and most rideable session we’ve seen so far. The afternoon goes cross-off, but the morning is your chance.

Sunday the 30th has a similar swell size (3.9-4.3 ft) but the combined energy ramps up to 224-346 in the afternoon, with

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