Noosa - Boiling Pot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk surf.

Well, if you’re hanging out for a wave at Noosa’s Boiling Pot, you’re gonna have to be patient because the next 16 days are a bit of a mixed bag. The pattern starts off flat and sloppy, with a lot of poor conditions and barely any surf worth paddling out for. The first real standouts don’t show until late in the second week.

The first few days are pretty grim. Thursday morning the 3rd of September has a tiny 2 ft NE swell with a short 7-second period and cross-onshore wind – poor surf. That afternoon and Friday are worse again, with the swell dropping and the wind getting messy. Saturday the 5th has a small bump of 4 ft NNE on the afternoon but with onshore wind and a period of only 5 seconds, it’s not worth suiting up. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th stay small and mediocre, though Monday morning the 7th gets a 2 ft NE swell with clean cross-off wind and a 1 out of 10 score – surfable but very ordinary.

Tuesday the 8th of September is interesting: the morning is small at 2 ft, but Tuesday afternoon the swell jumps to 7 ft from the SSE with a 7-second period and clean cross-off wind. The wave energy is moderate (390), but the break is an exposed point that prefers ENE swell, and this is coming from SSE with short period, so the shape won’t be great. It’s a marginal call.

The real standout happens on Friday the 11th of September. That morning sees 8 ft swell from the ESE at 8 seconds with clean cross-off wind. The combined energy hits 833 – strong wave energy – and the overall forecast quality is the best in the window with a score of 1 and 2. However, it’s an advanced wave, inconsistent, and crowds are often here. At 8 ft it’s pushing into expert territory, but with ESE swell matching the optimum direction ENE reasonably well, and the long period (8 seconds) being solid, this could be a strong option for experienced surfers. Saturday the 12th still has 6 ft from the E at 8 seconds, but the wind turns cross-shore and the energy drops to 400.

The other highlight is Sunday the 13th of September in the morning. Glassy conditions – dead calm, no wind – with a clean 4 ft E swell at 8 seconds. Combined energy of 212 is moderate, and it’s a 2 out of 10 score. That glassy wind makes for perfect clean waves, so if you want a less hectic session with manageable size, this morning is your best bet.

For the rest, from Monday the 14th onward it’s all small, poor surf – under 3 ft, short periods, and often windy or onshore. There’s a little 2 ft on Thursday the 17th from ENE but it’s cross-on and messy.

Water temp at the Boiling Pot is about average for the time of year – no major anomaly noted.

So, the best on offer is the morning of Sunday the 13th for clean, glassy, manageable waves, and Friday the 11th for the biggest swell but only for experts who don’t mind the crowds. Keep an eye on that.

Rusty.

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