Noosa - Johnsons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at the charts for the Noosa area. It’s a bit of a tale of two weeks, with some real quiet spells and a couple of windows that should get you out of the water.

We’re focusing on Johnsons (Noosa - Johnsons) , a point break that’s fairly consistent and open to the swell. The water’s around 70°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year.

The action starts Thursday the 10th of September, but don’t get excited. It’s a 8ft swell from the SE with a short 7-second period, and a fresh 35 km/h cross-off wind. The combined energy is moderate at 533, but it’s marginal. The swell is too big for this break to handle well, and the wind is messy. By the afternoon, the swell hits 10ft, which is way too big and only for experts. Skip it.

Friday the 11th is the same story: a 7ft swell and 25 km/h winds. The energy drops to 482, but it’s still a write-off. This poor pattern holds through the weekend and into the start of the following week. From Saturday the 12th to Wednesday the 16th, we’ve got a long stretch of weak, small surf. Swell heights drop to 3ft, with periods of 6 to 7 seconds. The energy levels are weak, between 58 and 183, and the wave quality is just poor. It’s a real dry patch.

We start to see a change on Thursday the 17th of September. The swell picks up again to 5ft from the ESE, with a 7-second period and a moderate breeze. The energy is moderate at 232, but it’s still only marginal. The real standout comes on Friday the 18th of September. The wind drops to 5 km/h from the NE, going glassy. The swell is a small 3ft from the east, with a 7-second period. The energy is weak at 98, but it’s surfable, and the glassy conditions will make it clean. This is a good morning for a longboard or a funboard. The crowds at Johnsons can be “often” busy, so get there early.

After that, the surf drops off again. Saturday the 19th starts with a small 2ft glassy morning, which is okay, but then the afternoon gets a 5ft SE swell with a breeze. The rest of the week into the 20th and 21st is small and weak, with energy levels below 100.

The next real highlight comes much later, on Thursday the 24th of September. The afternoon sees a 4ft swell from the SE with a solid 10-second period, which is a nice groundswell. The energy is moderate at 285, and the wind turns glassy from the SE at 5 km/h. This is a promising setup for a clean, lined-up wave on the point. It’s a long way out, so keep it on the radar.

So, the best bets are the glassy morning of Friday the 18th for a small, clean session, and the glassy afternoon of Thursday the 24th looks like it could be the best of the two weeks if it comes together. For the rest, it’s a waiting game.

- Rusty

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