Noosa - First Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Noosa – First Point.

We’ve got a solid run of surf kicking off this Tuesday, the 21st of July, with a chunky 8ft easterly-southeast swell rolling in. The energy’s pumping at 1230 – that’s strong wave energy – and while the period is a clean 10 seconds, the wind is a cross-off from the southeast at 16 mph. It’s gonna be a bit chunky and bumpy, more for the experienced crew. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year.

Wednesday the 22nd drops a notch but stays fun. Morning sees 6ft from the east with a 9-second period, energy at 724, and a lighter 9 mph cross-off. The wind backs off in the arvo to 6 mph, making for cleaner conditions as the swell drops to 5ft. Solid intermediate territory.

Thursday the 23rd is the real standout. Morning glass-off with a 3 mph south-southwest breeze, swell at 4ft from the east, period 8 seconds, and energy at 245. It’s going to be clean, smooth, and perfect for a longboard or a mal. This is the pick of the week – First Point will be offering up its classic, peeling walls. Keep in mind, crowds are often here, so get in early.

Friday the 24th drops off to 3ft from the east, with a 12 mph offshore from the south in the morning. It’s rideable but small, and the energy is weak at 139. The water temp is unremarkable.

The weekend (Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th) is small and ordinary. Saturday morning has 4ft from the east-southeast, period 7 seconds, and a gentle offshore. It’s surfable, but the energy is only 195. By Sunday we’re down to 2ft and 55 energy – barely a ripple.

Then we hit a long flat spell. From Monday the 27th all the way through to Saturday the 1st of August, the swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, with energy in the double digits. There’s a weird 13-second period on the 27th arvo but only 0.7ft – a ghost swell. Nothing to get excited about.

Now, things start to look up again on Sunday the 2nd of August. A fresh pulse of 6ft south-southeast swell arrives, period 7 seconds, energy at 338. The wind is a cross-off from the south-southwest at 12 mph in the morning, then swings offshore in the arvo. It’s a bit short-period and messy, but rideable for the keen.

Monday the 3rd of August holds at 6ft from the south-southeast, offshore wind from the south at 9 mph, and energy climbing to 423. The period is still short at 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but there’ll be waves. This is a promising long-range call – keep an eye on it.

Tuesday the 4th gets a bit wild with 6ft swell and a 19 mph offshore from the south-southeast, but the wind is strong, and the period short at 7 seconds. More for the hardcore or windsurfers.

After that, it fades back to small stuff by Wednesday the 5th.

So, the standout is Thursday the 23rd of July – glassy, clean, and 4ft. That’s the day to paddle out. The weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of August is a promising long-range option, but it’s still a week and a half away, so keep your fingers crossed.

Rusty.

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