Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Johnsons surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, SE swell with 256 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noosa - Johnsons this week:
The surf forecast for Noosa - Johnsons over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Johnsons in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Johnsons over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cookin’ for Noosa - Johnsons.
First off, the whole 16-day stretch is pretty quiet overall. The water temp is 68°, which is a bit over 3° cooler than usual for this time of year – you’ll feel that morning chill.
Johnsons is a fairly consistent point break, so you usually get something, but for the first week or more, it’s mostly tiny swell with bad wind. Tuesday the 25th starts off with 3ft E swell, but that NE wind is cross-onshore, making it choppy and a waste of time.
The first real standout? Wednesday the 26th afternoon. The wind goes dead calm – glassy as a mirror – with 3ft E swell. The wave energy is weak (113), but the conditions are so clean you’ll find a few fun ones. That’s the best of the early days.
From Thursday 27th to Monday 31st, it’s a tough slog. Swell stays under 3ft, period is short (7-9 seconds), and even when the wind is cross-offshore, the energy is tiny – often under 130. For five days straight, the surf is poor.
You get a little pulse on Tuesday the 1st of September: 5ft from the east, but the period is a weak 6 seconds. Energy hits 206 (moderate), but that short-period stuff won’t stack up nicely. Wind is cross-shore.
The clear winner is Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. Dead calm wind (0 km/h), 4ft E swell with a 7-second period, and combined energy of 149. Clean, glassy conditions with waist-to-chest high waves and the direction (E) is close to the optimum ENE for Johnsons. That’s your best bet.
From there, it’s mostly small waves (2ft to 3ft), short period, and onshore or cross-shore wind. The biggest swell late in the run is 4ft on Tuesday the 8th of September, but it’s wind-affected and choppy.
So, save your energy for that Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. The rest is a waiting game. Johnsons is consistent enough that it won’t stay this quiet forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 137 | 123 | 99 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 84 | 128 | 114 | 75 | 82 | 80 | 108 | 19 | 55 | 101 | 57 | 39 | 23 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.79m | 6:42AM1.32m | 7:04PM1.85m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:36PM1.88m | 7:51AM1.49m | 8:08PM1.89m | 8:25AM1.56m | 8:41PM1.85m | 9:01AM1.62m | 9:14PM1.79m | 9:39AM1.65m | 9:50PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.49m | 1:05AM0.53m | 12:29PM0.42m | 1:33AM0.44m | 1:07PM0.36m | 2:01AM0.36m | 1:44PM0.31m | 2:30AM0.31m | 2:21PM0.29m | 3:00AM0.28m | 3:00PM0.31m | 3:31AM0.27m | 3:42PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 105 | 1 | 123 | 99 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 84 | 36 | 114 | 75 | 82 | 80 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 101 | 57 | 39 | 23 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 39 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | NE 11 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | N 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 137 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 25 | 75 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 108 | 73 | 197 | 159 | 141 | 102 | 131 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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