Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks in the water. It’s a drawn-out, low-energy stretch ahead. The swell is weak, the winds are all over the place, and for the first week and a half, nothing really gets cooking.

We’ve only got one spot to talk about: Boiling Pot (Noosa) . This is a tricky, advanced point break that’s been inconsistent—it needs everything to line up, and it’s just not happening much. The water is 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. You’ll feel it.

Starting late Sunday and into Monday, there’s a small 3 ft easterly swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s not a total loss for a clean wave, but the energy is weak—only 119 on the combined swell energy index. Surfable, but ordinary.

From Tuesday through the end of the month, it’s a real lull. Swell hovers around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the wind shifts onshore or cross-on, and the report keeps saying “poor surf conditions.” Not worth suiting up.

Then things get a little more interesting around the 30th and 31st of August. The combined swell energy climbs to 233 and 250, which is at least moderate. The swell bumps up to 5 ft – 5 ft from the east, still short period at 7 seconds. The wind stays cross-off, so the surface is clean, but the wave quality is still “marginal.” Not quite enough to get excited about.

Now, here’s the one standout in the entire window. Tuesday, September 1st, morning session. That’s the golden ticket. Swell drops back a little to 4 ft from the east, period still short at 7 seconds, but the combined energy is solid at 228. The wind is SE at 6 mph, light and cross-off. The report says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the one and only highlight of the whole two weeks. If you can move your schedule, get out there that morning.

After that, it all fades fast. From Wednesday, September 2nd, onward, the swell just dies. By the 6th and 7th of September, we’re down to 1 ft – 2 ft with weak energy in the 36 – 43 range, and the wind turns onshore. That stretch is a complete blank run—no recommendations at all. It’s one of those quiet spells that’s normal for the area when the swell doesn’t match the break’s optimum ENE direction.

Bottom line: don’t bother for the first week. The one session to pencil in is the morning of Tuesday, September 1st. That’s your best and only real bet for something clean and worthwhile. Everything else is just waiting for better days.

Rusty.

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