Maroochydore Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this stretch ahead isn't going to have you rushing for your board. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty average for Maroochydore Beach. There's a gap at the start if you were hoping for something clean, and the first real chance to get wet doesn't show up until Thursday the 6th. Even then, it's not what I'd call a standout.

The water’s sitting at about 68°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing wild there.

Let's break it down. Thursday the 6th, there’s a small 3ft east swell with an 8-second period, and a light offshore wind in the morning giving us some clean conditions. The energy is weak, only 103, so it’s going to be gutless. It's surfable, but you'll be working for every ripple.

Friday the 7th is more of the same—3ft east swell, light cross-off wind, clean but weak. Not much push behind it. The weekend rolls in with a bit more energy, but the wind gets messier. Saturday the 8th afternoon sees the swell bump to 3ft, but the cross-shore breeze chops it up. Sunday the 9th has a bit more juice in the water, with energy readings up around 213, but the morning is cross-shore and the afternoon turns onshore. Not great.

The best of the bunch, and I'm using that term loosely, looks like Tuesday the 11th. There’s a clean 3ft east swell with a light offshore wind in the morning. It won't be big, but it'll be the cleanest you'll see. The combined energy is only 128, so it’s still weak, but if you’re desperate for a grovel, that’s your window.

There’s a slight change mid-period. On Thursday the 13th, the swell direction swings to the southeast, and the period drops to a short 7 seconds. The energy picks up a bit on the 13th afternoon, hitting 305, but the wind goes cross-onshore and it gets choppy. The swell bumps to 4ft, but it's a short-period windswell, so it’ll be lumpy and not much fun for a paddle.

The following week, into the 16th and beyond, the swell stays in that 2ft to 5ft range. The 16th has the biggest swell of the period at 5ft, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s all chop and no power. The energy is moderate, around 200, but with that short period, it's going to be a mess. There are some clean windows with offshore winds, but the waves are small and weak. The 19th is glassy, but tiny at 2ft.

Honestly, for a beginner, anything over 5ft is getting too big, but we barely see that. The issue here is just the lack of any real swell. It’s all short-period slop. With the wind and the weak energy, if it does get bigger and messy, the beach setup might be more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers.

Keep your expectations low, and check back—it tends not to stay this poor for long. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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