Noosa - First Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Noosa – First Point.

Overall, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty tame and inconsistent. There’s no proper push of energy to get excited about, and a lot of the time the conditions are just “ordinary” rather than good. We’re in a bit of a lull, but there are a few windows where it might be worth a paddle.

The water temp is sitting at about 68°, which is a bit colder than what we normally expect this time of year – about 2° below average. Nothing crazy, but you’ll feel it if you’re not wearing a spring suit.

We’ve got a run of small, clean, but very average surf from Saturday the 22nd right through to Wednesday the 26th of August. Swell hangs around the 2 ft to 3 ft mark, mostly from the east or east-northeast, with periods around 7 to 8 seconds – that’s short period wind swell, so nothing with much punch. The combined energy is weak to moderate, sitting between 85 and 132. Winds are mostly light and cross-off or glassy, which keeps the surface clean, but the waves themselves are pretty uninspiring.

Tuesday morning the 25th is glassy with a light southeasterly breeze and 3 ft of east swell. It’s surfable, but you’re scratching for waves. Wednesday afternoon the 26th is also glassy, with a tiny 3 ft east swell – again, clean but small.

Now, Thursday the 27th of August is the real standout in this forecast. Morning brings a decent SSE offshore wind at 12 mph, 3 ft of east swell, and a combined energy jumping to 245 – moderate, but a clear step up. Conditions are clean and lined up. That’s your best bet for a proper session. The afternoon pushes the swell up to 4 ft from the east-southeast, with energy spiking to 436, but the wind swings cross-off and conditions become more marginal – still clean, but a bit trickier.

After that, we slide back into mediocrity. Friday the 28th has some clean offshore wind in the morning but only 3 ft of east swell. Saturday the 29th is cross-off and 3 ft, nothing special. Sunday the 30th gets blown out by a fresh SSE breeze at 19 mph, dropping the swell to 2 ft – not worth it.

Monday the 31st of August sees a pulse of bigger, shorter-period swell: 6 ft from the southeast with a period of only 6 seconds. That’s a bit of a mushy wind swell, but the energy is moderate at 299. Winds are cross-off and clean, so if you don’t mind a bit of chop and you’re an experienced surfer, there could be some fun ones. It’s too big for beginners though.

The rest of the first week of September is a write-off. Swell drops away to 2 ft to 3 ft, winds turn onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is weak. Tuesday the 1st has a glassy morning with 3 ft east swell, but it’s only 6-second period – weak energy at 155. Not much to get excited about.

There’s a long gap from Wednesday the 2nd of September right through to the end of the forecast with no recommended surf. The swell is tiny, winds are messy, and the energy is below 100 most of the time. It’s a classic late-winter flat spell.

So to wrap it up: your best chance for a decent wave is Thursday morning the 27th of August at First Point, with clean offshore wind and a touch more energy. Monday the 31st also offers some size for the experienced crew, but it’s short-period and a bit messy. Otherwise, keep the board waxed and wait for the next system.

Rusty.

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