Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk surf.

Right now we’re looking at a long, quiet run at Noosa’s Boiling Pot. This is a point break that can fire when conditions align, but for the next two weeks it’s mostly small, weak and messy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

For Friday the 4th of September through to the end of the first week, the swell is tiny – around 1ft to 1ft from the east – and combined wave energy is sitting below 100 (48–66), so it’s weak. There are a few glassy moments on Friday morning and Wednesday morning, but the waves are too small to do much with. Mostly the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and poor.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th stay poor with small, short-period windswell and bumpy conditions. Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th clean up with light offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still tiny – 2ft to 2ft. You’d be lucky to get a ride.

Then on Thursday the 10th of September, things change. The swell jumps to 8ft from the southeast, with a short period of 7 seconds, and combined energy hits 669 – that’s strong. The wind is cross-offshore and fresh, so it’ll be clean but big. That’s expert territory – way too much for beginners. The short period means it might be a bit lumpy, and at a point break like Boiling Pot, a long-period groundswell would be better, but this is still the only real pulse in the outlook.

Friday the 11th drops to 6ft from the southeast (energy 358), still clean but strong, and then it fades fast through the weekend and into the second week. From Saturday the 12th onward, it’s back to small, weak surf – under 3ft, low energy, mostly clean but not worth paddling out for.

The second week (from Monday the 14th of September to Saturday the 19th) is flat or near-flat. Swell heights hover around 1ft to 3ft, with combined energy often below 100. A few mornings have light winds and clean surfaces, but there’s no power. The biggest day in that stretch is Thursday the 17th with 2ft from the north-northeast and light offshore wind – still barely breaking.

Honestly, the only standout window is Thursday the 10th of September. That southeast swell with clean, strong cross-offshore wind is the best on offer, but it’s a short-period pulse and it’s big – only for experienced surfers. Don’t expect much else.

Rusty.

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