Noosa - Johnsons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for Noosa – Johnsons. This is a classic point break, sticks its nose out to the east-northeast, and it’s fairly consistent, so we’ve got something to work with over the next couple of weeks.

Water temp is sitting at 69°F at the start, which is about average for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary there.

The week kicks off with a bit of a slow start, to be honest. Friday morning the 24th you’re looking at small 3ft easterly swell with a short 8-second period and moderate southerly offshore breeze. The combined energy is weak (133), so it’s surfable but ordinary. Friday afternoon drops off a touch to 3ft and goes cross-offshore, not great. Saturday the 25th shapes up a bit better: the morning has 4ft from the SSE, period 7 seconds, and solid offshore wind – combined energy is moderate (243) and the surf is decent. The afternoon holds 3ft easterly. Sunday the 26th is smaller again, 2ft in the morning with light offshore wind, but the energy is very weak (81). Monday the 27th through to Thursday the 30th is mostly poor 0.7ft to 2ft junk, with a few little lumps but nothing worth paddling for. The 27th Monday morning has a 1.0ft easterly but the period is a very long 12 seconds – however, with that tiny size, it’s just a ripple.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday the 31st of July, we see a jump in size: 6ft in the morning from the ESE, period 7 seconds, and fresh offshore southerly wind at 19 mph. The combined energy is strong (376), and while conditions are a bit raw with rain showers, it’s surfable. Saturday the 1st of August morning keeps 5ft from the ESE, period 7 seconds, with moderate offshore wind – energy is moderate (239) and the surf is good. Sunday the 2nd has 5ft to 6ft easterly, cross-offshore wind, but the period is still short. The real standout is shaping up for Wednesday the 5th of August. The morning brings 5ft from the SE, period 8 seconds, with a moderate southerly offshore breeze. The combined energy hits 514 – that’s strong, very strong for this stretch – and the forecast says very good surf conditions. This is the one to circle. The swell direction (SE) is a touch off the optimum (ENE) but the quality and power more than make up for it. Thursday the 6th morning is still good with 6ft SE and gentle offshore wind, energy at 287. Then Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th hold 5ft to 5ft SE swell, clean conditions, with light breezes – consistent but not quite as punchy as that Wednesday.

The best of the entire run is without a doubt Wednesday morning the 5th of August – that’s the day to be out there. The offshore wind, the solid 5ft SE swell, and that strong energy (514) will have Johnsons reeling off some proper lines. The point will handle the longer-period SE swell well, so expect clean, peeling waves with maybe a few more paddles between sets. The rest of the first week is a mixed bag of small stuff, but once we hit that last week of July and into August, there’s plenty to work with. Crowds are often an issue here, so for that Wednesday, get there early.

Rusty

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