Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the Noosa region over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so pay attention.

The good news starts to build from Wednesday, the 22nd of July, with a solid pulse of energy. The standout session is the Wednesday morning session at Boiling Pot (Noosa). We’re looking at a 5ft easterly groundswell, with a period of 10 seconds, pushing a moderate combined wave energy of 542. That’s got some guts to it. The wind is a gentle cross-offshore breeze, which will keep the lines clean. This is a point break, and it’s inconsistent, so you’ll need to be patient and pick your sets, but the quality when it comes through will be worth it. This is the best on offer.

The swell builds a touch more into Wednesday afternoon, hitting 5ft from the east with a period of 9 seconds, and energy of 671. Still very good, but the wind swings a little more side-off. Still, a solid afternoon session.

Thursday morning, the 23rd of July, you’ll find it dropping off a little to 4ft, but the wind goes glassy. That’s a major positive – clean as a whistle. The period is down to 9 seconds, so still a decent groundswell, but the energy is moderate at 254. A good one for the early birds if you want perfection over power.

After that, the surf really starts to fade. The weekend into the following week gets small and weak. From Friday the 24th onwards, we’re looking at waves under 3ft, with short periods and poor conditions. The energy drops into the low triple digits, and by the 27th of July we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with 1ft and 1ft waves. The wind does go clean and offshore a few times, including a glassy morning on Sunday the 26th, but there’s just no swell to work with.

There’s a long gap of poor to flat conditions from the 24th of July all the way through to the 30th of July. Things try to stir again on the 30th of July with a 3ft SE swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds and the wind is onshore, so it’s marginal. The 31st of July has a 1ft swell with a very long period of 13 seconds, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

The first week of August looks ordinary. A small pulse of 4ft to 4ft ENE swell on the 3rd and 4th of August, but with a short period of 6 to 7 seconds, it’ll be weak and messy. The wind is cross-offshore, which is about the only positive. The energy is moderate but not compelling.

So, to sum it up: if you want a wave, the window is Wednesday the 22nd of July through to Thursday morning the 23rd of July. After that, it’s a long, slow flat spell. The 5ft+ on Saturday the 25th is too short-period and ordinary to bother with. Don’t hold your breath for the second week.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the charts. Things can change.

Rusty.

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