Noosa - Johnsons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty.

Let’s be straight with you. For the next two weeks, Johnsons at Noosa is your only game in this region, and honestly, it's going to be a real test of patience. The forecast shows a lot of days where the conditions just aren’t coming together. There’s a long, quiet stretch ahead with barely a glimmer of decent surf for about a week and a half. Most of this period is filled with poor surf conditions and cross-onshore breezes that will mess up the face.

The first bit of hope appears on Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. We’ve got a small, 3ft swell from the east with a 10-second period pumping out moderate wave energy (139). The wind is light and offshore from the SSE, so that’s a major positive. The water is a bit colder than average at 68°F with a -2°F anomaly, so you’ll want a spring suit. It’s described as surfable but very ordinary, and the score reflects that. It’s not a standout, just a brief window of clean but tiny waves.

Things then go quiet again until Monday morning, the 7th of September. That morning offers a similar story: a tiny 2ft east-northeast swell, 8-second period, with light cross-offshore winds from the SSE. The wave energy is weak (76), and again it’s just surfable but ordinary.

Now, for the one true standout in the whole outlook. It comes on Friday the 11th of September in the afternoon. We see a jump in swell size to 6ft from the south-southeast, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and lack that proper groundswell punch. The wave energy jumps up to a moderate 379, and while the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the ESE, it’s blowing at 12 mph. The report calls it a marginal surf forecast with questionable tide conditions. This will be too big for any beginners – 6ft is pushing it. Given the moderate energy and clean wind, this is your best chance at a wave, but don’t expect perfection. The crowds at Johnsons are often around, so you won’t be alone.

After that, the following Saturday morning, the 12th, still has some moderate energy (219) with a 4ft easterly swell and clean cross-offshore winds, but the period drops to 7 seconds. It’s a runner-up at best.

Overall, this is a tough forecast. There are long gaps of several days with absolutely no recommendations. The only two days that offer any real chance to get wet are Tuesday the 1st and Friday the 11th, with Friday being the better bet for size. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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