Noosa - Johnsons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the local surf for Noosa - Johnsons.

We’re looking at a real tale of two forecasts here. A short, intense burst of huge swell that’s only for the brave, followed by a long, drawn-out period of flat, disappointing conditions. The water temp is 69°F, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year.

The main event, and the only real highlight, is a pulse of serious groundswell that arrives on Sunday, July 19th. We’re talking a solid 15ft swell from the SE, with an 11-second period, and a massive 4109 (combined energy) rating. The wind is a strong offshore from the SSE at 28 mph, so the surface will be clean, but the wave comment says it’s predicted to be too big for the break. 15ft is expert territory only, no question. This is the kind of day that separates the men from the boys. It’s an exposed point break, so it can handle the size, but it’s going to be a grinder. The swell eases a touch to 13ft by Sunday afternoon, still with that strong offshore wind.

Monday, July 20th, keeps the power on with a 13ft ESE swell in the morning, dropping to 12ft by the afternoon. The wind is a cross-offshore breeze, so the waves will look clean, but the energy is still huge at 2523. This is a real two-day punch of raw, heavy juice.

Then, the switch flips. The swell collapses by Tuesday, July 21st, to 8ft, and the energy drops way off to 1218. The quality falls apart, and the conditions become marginal. From Wednesday, July 22nd, we’re down to 6ft and smaller, clean but weak and uninteresting. After Thursday, July 23rd, the surf goes into a deep slumber, with wave heights dropping to between 0.7ft and 1ft for over a week, with very poor to ordinary conditions. There’s a tiny blip of a 16-second period swell on Wednesday, July 29th, but it’s only 2ft with 223 energy—basically a ghost wave. That’s a solid 10-day drought of surfable waves.

So here’s the bottom line. If you’re an expert surfer and you want a clean, raw, and oversized point break session, you’re on for the 19th and 20th of July. For everyone else, it’s a long, flat spell. Don’t hold your breath after that. Forecasts can always change, but right now, it’s a short, sharp shock and then nothing.

Rusty.

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