Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and have a listen. Rusty here, giving you the straight-up rundown for the local stretch.

We've got a pretty average run ahead of us, to be honest. It's not a total write-off, but you'll be picking your moments. The standout window looks to be around Thursday the 27th of August, but let's walk through it day by day.

We kick off on Thursday the 20th of August at Boiling Pot (Noosa) with some chest-high easterly swell, around 6ft. The water's sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than we'd expect for this time of year. But the wind is a cross-shore breeze, making it a bit bumpy, and the wave comment is honest – it's marginal. Not a great start.

Things clean up nicely on Friday the 21st of August. The morning glass-off is on, with a light offshore ESE breeze. The swell drops to a waist-high 4ft, and it's clean. A nice little session if you're keen, but nothing to write home about.

Saturday the 22nd is a bit of a mixed bag. The morning is almost glassy with a little 3ft easterly swell. It’s surfable but ordinary. The afternoon gets a bit messy.

We have a few days of small, clean but unexciting surf from Sunday the 23rd through to Wednesday the 26th. Waist-high waves, clean in the mornings, but lacking any real push. The combined swell energy is weak, often under 150. You'll get a wave, but it's a long paddle for a short ride.

Now, here’s the interesting part. Skip ahead to Thursday the 27th of August. We finally get a proper pulse. Boiling Pot will see a solid 6ft swell push through from the SSE in the morning, with a glassy offshore southerly wind. The combined swell energy jumps right up to 387, which is moderate. This is your best bet for the whole outlook. The afternoon stays good too, with a 6ft SE swell and clean conditions. For a point break like this, those offshores are going to be magic. Keep in mind that the period is a short 6-7 seconds, so it's windswell, not a long groundswell, but the size and wind will make for some fun, punchy walls. This is the standout.

After that, Friday the 28th of August morning is still decent with a 4ft swell and clean wind, but it's fading fast. The weekend of the 29th and 30th gets blown out with strong onshore winds, and the first week of September looks like a slow, small, and uninspiring affair until around the 3rd, when we get some weak, long-period E swell. Not worth planning a trip around.

So, to wrap it up: the next week is a grind. Don't get too excited until Thursday the 27th of August at Boiling Pot. That's the day to clear your schedule.

Rusty.

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