Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the chatter and look at what’s coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks. The long-range stuff is promising, but we’ve got a fair bit of ordinary to wade through before we get there.

Right out of the gate, the next few days are pretty ho-hum. We’ve got ankle to knee-high waves at Boiling Pot, with winds that are mostly light and clean. It’s surfable, but you won’t be bragging about it. The swell energy is weak to moderate over the weekend. Not much to get excited about.

Early next week, we’re looking at a bit of a lull. The swell drops a touch, and the winds start getting messy with cross and cross-on directions. It’s the kind of week where you’d be better off finding something else to do. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest rubber, but it’s not warm either.

The real standout in the first week is Thursday, August 27th. The boys up top are showing a swing to a NE swell with a longer period and more energy. Winds will be light offshore to start. That’s a solid morning for the Pot. Bigger, cleaner lines. It’ll be worth a look before the cross-shore kicks in for the arvo.

The weekend of the 29th and 30th also has a few windows. Saturday morning and afternoon, the 29th, looks clean with light offshore and cross-off winds and around 4ft of E swell. The energy is moderate but consistent. Decent little run. Sunday the 30th gets interesting in the afternoon with a quick jump in size to nearly 6ft, but the period drops out. That’s short and bumpy, likely closing out. Might be a bit of a mess.

Now, for the long-range call. August 31st and into the start of September brings a strong pulse of ESE groundswell. We’re talking a serious push of water. The problem is, it comes with strong cross-onshore winds and rain. The Pot will be churning and lumpy. The wave heights will be up, but the quality will be poor. This is more for the experts and even then, it’s going to be a battle.

The one to really circle on the calendar is Wednesday, September 2nd. The forecast shows a solid 6ft E swell with strong energy. The morning winds are offshore, which should groom it into clean, powerful walls. This has the potential to be the best day of the window. It’s still over a week away, so take it with a grain of salt, but it’s got the right look about it.

After that, it fades out. September 4th and 5th see the swell drop back, and the winds turn onshore or variable. It gets small and messy again.

So, in short: we have a couple of fun, clean mornings in the near term, a major surf on the 27th, and a powerful but wild window around the 31st and 1st. The standout to wait for is Wednesday the 2nd. Heed the call, be patient, and you’ll be rewarded. If the winds are too strong for a paddle, that setup on the 31st looks more interesting for the kite crew than us.

Rusty.

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