Noosa - Johnsons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, checkin’ in from the Noosa region.

Well, we’ve got a bit of a slow start and a long stretch of not much to get excited about for the next week and a half. The first real chance to get wet comes on Monday the 11th, but even then it’s pretty ordinary. After that, we’re looking at a big gap of actually pretty poor conditions until things start to show some promise around the 17th. Let’s break it down.

Monday the 10th is a write-off, mate. The 4ft to 5ft of sloppy swell from the NNE is wind-affected and messy, with a weak period of only 6 seconds. Total energy is a moderate 239 to 442, but it’s just poor surf. Don’t bother.

Tuesday the 11th is a slight improvement, but still nothing to write home about. We’ve got a clean 2ft east swell rolling in with a 9-second period, and light offshore WSW winds in the morning. Combined energy is low at 116, so it’s small and weak. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and drops off.

Wednesday the 12th morning is the best of a bad bunch this week. The ocean goes glassy, dead calm, with a 2ft east swell (9 seconds). It’s tiny, only 83 of energy, and you’ll be scratching for waves, but if you’re desperate you can get a few clean ankle-biters at Johnsons. The afternoon turns cross-onshore again.

Then from Thursday the 13th right through to Saturday the 16th, it’s a grim run. Swell drops to 1ft or 2ft, winds are moderate to fresh offshore or cross-off, but there’s simply no energy to work with – energy values are as low as 29. It’s clean, but it’s flat. A long gap of frustrating days.

Now, Monday the 17th is where things start to wake up. The morning shows a 6ft east-southeast swell, with a 7-second period, and a clean offshore SSE wind at 15 mph. Combined energy is a moderate 280. The comment says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the first real standout of the outlook. The wind is good, the waves are a legit size, and it’s clean. For an intermediate, this is worth a paddle. The afternoon drops a bit but still holds.

Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th keep the swell pumping at 6ft to 7ft, but the wind stays cross-offshore from the SSE and SE, and the energy climbs to 311 and 434. The period is still short (6-7 seconds), so it’s a bit junky and bumpy. The Wednesday afternoon swell hits 7ft, which is getting expert-only territory, but with that cross-off wind it might be a bit of a handful. Marginal.

Thursday the 20th through Saturday the 23rd sees the swell hold around 5ft to 6ft, still with that east-southeast to east direction, and the period gradually improves to 9-10 seconds by the weekend. Energy climbs too – 377 on Friday, 569 on Sunday the 23rd morning. The winds are still cross-offshore, but those cleaner, longer-period east swells will start to shape up better. Sunday the 23rd morning is the other standout: 6ft east swell, 10-second period, 569 energy, and a moderate SSE breeze. That’s a solid, clean, punchy wave for Johnsons. Crowds are often an issue there, so you’ll be sharing it.

Monday the 24th morning brings a nice clean 4ft east swell with a 9-second period, light offshore south wind, and 299 energy. It’s a good little session. The afternoon turns cross-shore, so get it early.

Tuesday the 25th is looking like a wind-affected drop-off with a cross-onshore breeze and a 4ft east swell.

Overall, the two best windows are Monday the 17th morning and Sunday the 23rd morning. The 17th has cleaner wind and a bit more size, but the 23rd has better period and more energy. Both are worth the effort.

Rusty

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