The Groin (Noosa) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s comin’ up for The Groin (Noosa).

To be honest, the next week and a bit is pretty average. We’ve got a run of strong cross-off breezes smashing the place from Sunday the 19th through Monday the 20th, with no real swell to speak of – the energy’s flat, and it’s not worth paddling out. The conditions clean up a bit, but the swell stays weak until...

Tuesday the 21st. We finally see a pulse of groundswell push through. It’s 10ft from the ESE early, period around 10 seconds, and combined wave energy of 1525 – that’s proper strong. But honestly, the quality is marginal, and there’s a moderate cross-off wind spoiling it a bit. It’s big, but not the cleanest. By the afternoon, it drops to 8ft, same direction, but still not firing for The Groin.

Wednesday the 22nd morning is a little cleaner. The swell drops to 7ft from the east, period 9 seconds, energy at 686. Still decent power, but the wind’s gone cross shore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy. The afternoon shapes up a little better with 6ft and lighter cross-off breeze – it’s surfable, but nothing special.

Now here's the window you wanna keep an eye on: Thursday morning the 23rd of July. We’ve got 5ft of east swell, a super clean 8-second period, but the magic is the glassy conditions – that’s right, zero wind. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. The wave quality is good and it should be clean and fun for a beginner-friendly wave. You’ve just gotta watch the crowds – The Groin can get busy, and it’s often pretty packed.

After Thursday, the swell fades fast. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th mornings are basically flat or blown out. But late Saturday the 25th afternoon, a new little pulse of 5ft from the ESE pops up with 7-second period and gentle offshore wind – it’s rideable but ordinary, not a standout.

From there, it’s dead. Sunday 26th through to Sunday 2nd August, we see nothing but tiny, weak swell and poor conditions. There’s a tiny sliver of 5ft on Sunday 2nd August afternoon, but with strong cross-off wind and poor rating, it’s not worth the drive.

So overall: The only true standout is Thursday morning the 23rd of July. Glassy, manageable 5ft east swell, decent energy for the size, and clean. It’s not gonna be world-class, but it’ll be the best wave you’ll find in this stretch. The rest of the run is flat or messy, and the long-range stuff into August is nothin’ you’d bother with.

Rusty.

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