The Groin (Noosa) surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEST
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The Groin (Noosa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Groin (Noosa) sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Groin (Noosa) today?

The current surf forecast for The Groin (Noosa) at 4PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

Table - waves today at The Groin (Noosa). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)9996777888109999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3864405163384710035832924810814113813513211211193826666534039
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
1.31
4:22AM
1.53
3:36PM
1.27
5:16AM
1.64
4:41PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.97
9:12PM
0.62
10:37AM
0.97
10:05PM
0.61
11:42AM
0.92
10:55PM
0.58
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:05-------5:05-------5:07-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3473244643310711---------
Temp. °C232322222223242424232324242424242425252625242324
Feels °C (?)232320202022252626232224252524252525252626262526
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