Noosa - First Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I'm looking at the surf prospects for Noosa - First Point over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest, so let's get into it.

The overall pattern starts off with a bit of a nothing run, then we get a few days of marginal, washed-out surf, before a brief window of cleaner conditions. Nothing is screaming "all-time," but there's one moment that could be worth a look.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 10th kicks off with a solid 10ft SE swell, but that wind is a stiff 22 mph cross-offshore, and the quality is just not there. It's a whole lot of messy energy for no reward. The combined swell energy is 959, which is strong, but it's a waste. That trend continues into Friday and Saturday, with swell hanging around 5ft to 7ft, but the wind stays cross-offshore and the conditions are just "marginal." Sunday the 13th drops right off, with tiny 3ft SE swell and poor conditions. It's a real quiet spell.

We get a bit of a reset from Monday the 14th through to Wednesday the 16th. The swell stays small, around 3ft to 3ft from the E, but the wind drops right out. It's glassy on Tuesday morning, with a light breeze. The combined energy is weak, around 59 to 93, so it's tiny, mushy, and ordinary. Not worth paddling out for unless you're desperate for a splash.

Now, the one standout in this forecast is the morning of Thursday the 17th. The swell picks up to a clean 6ft from the ESE, with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-offshore from the ESE. The combined energy is 260, which is moderate, and the conditions are clean. The swell direction is a good match for the break's optimum ENE direction. This is the best on offer, and it's a good, fun point break wave. It's a bit of a no-brainer for a Thursday morning session. Later in the day, the swell drops off a bit.

After that, it's back to small, ordinary conditions. The surf stays tiny, with swell under 3ft, and the winds start to turn onshore from the NNE from the 19th onwards, making things choppy and messy. The 20th of September has a 7ft swell from the SSE, but the wind is onshore, and the conditions are poor. It's a write-off.

There's a tiny glimmer at the very end of the forecast. On the 25th of September, we get a 2ft E swell with a very long period of 12 seconds, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SW. The combined energy is 208. But it's tiny, and the long period will make it very straight-breaking at the point, so it's not really a goer.

The water temperature is sitting at 70°F, which is about 0.9°F below the average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

So, to sum it up: the clear winner is the morning of Thursday the 17th of September. The rest is mostly small, ordinary, or blown out. Don't hold your breath for the second week.

Rusty.

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