Noosa - Johnsons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next 16 days at Noosa – Johnsons, and I gotta say, it’s slim pickins. If you’re hopin’ for that clean point-break perfection, you’re gonna be waitin’ a while. The first week is mostly flat and funky, with one short burst of bigger, messy energy mid-week. After that, it fizzles out into small, choppy junk. No real stand-out, but let’s see what’s worth paddlin’ out for.

The run starts Friday, 4 September, and it’s a total washout. Glassy 1ft easterly swell with a weak 9-second period and combined energy of just 48 – that’s bathtub stuff. Saturday 5 September morning is even smaller at 1ft, and the afternoon brings a short, bumpy 3ft north-northeast swell (4-second period) with onshore wind. Sunday the 6th is more of the same – onshore and choppy, barely 4ft. Nothin’ to ride.

Monday 7 September offers a clean 2ft north-easterly swell with 8-second period and a light cross-offshore wind from the SSE. It’s clean, but the energy is weak (65). Surfable, but forgettable. Tuesday 8 September morning is your best bet early on – 2ft from the east-northeast, 8-second period, clean cross-offshore wind. Energy is still weak (57), and it’s only “surfable but very ordinary”. That’s the highlight of the first week.

Then Thursday 10 September afternoon hits. This is the one real shift. A 8ft southeasterly swell rolls in with a short 7-second period, but the combined energy jumps to 669 (strong). Wind is a fresh cross-offshore from the SSE, so it’ll be clean. This is 8ft, which puts it squarely in the ‘experts only’ zone, especially for the Noosa points. That size and a short-period southeast groundswell will be fast, dumpy, and closin’ out at Johnsons. If you’re a strong, experienced surfer, you might get some big, raw walls, but for most it’ll be a washing machine. Friday 11 September sees the swell drop to 6ft with similar wind and energy of 358 (moderate-to-strong), still clean but still lumpy and short-period. It’s the most significant swell of the period, but not exactly quality.

From Saturday 12 September onward, it’s a long fade-out. Swell heights drop below 3ft, periods are short (6–7 seconds), and energy values fall back under 150. Winds are generally cross-offshore and conditions stay clean, but there’s no power. Tuesday 15 September and Wednesday 16 September bring onshore winds and choppy junk. Friday 18 September has a tiny 3ft south-easterly swell with 87 energy, but a fresh cross-onshore makes it lumpy. Saturday 19 September morning is clean with 2ft, but it’s anemic at 55 energy.

Water temp ain’t in the data, so I can’t say if it’s warm or cold. For a point break like Johnsons, you want a decent east-northeast groundswell with some period – this forecast is mostly short-period windswell from the north or southeast, which doesn’t suit the point. Crowds are often an issue here, but with this quality, you’ll have plenty of room.

If you’re a kitesurfer, that Thursday 10 September afternoon and Friday 11 September might get you stoked, with strong 8ft to 6ft swell and clean offshore wind. For a paddle surfer, the best you can do is a clean, small morning session on Tuesday 8 September or Wednesday 9 September. There’s nothin’ here that’ll have you cancelin’ your plans.

Rusty.

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