The Groin (Noosa) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty lean run coming up for The Groin over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long gap of small, messy surf with nothing worth paddling for. Don’t get your hopes up too early.

For Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th, the swell is tiny and weak. Saturday sees a bit of energy with a 3ft easterly swell at 8 seconds (combined energy 105), but the wind is a 12 mph cross-off from the south, making the conditions ordinary. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but the quality is poor. By Sunday morning, it drops to 2ft from the east with almost no energy (44).

From Monday the 27th through to Friday the 31st, it’s dead. Swell heights hover around 0.7ft to 1ft, with combined energy values as low as 5 to 53. Mostly clean conditions with light to moderate cross-off breezes, but honestly, there’s nothing to ride.

Now, the first real chance of anything comes on Saturday the 1st of August. The swell picks up to 6ft from the ESE at 7 seconds (energy 364), but the wind is a messy 16 mph cross-off from the SSE. Conditions are described as marginal, and the short period (7 seconds) means the waves will be lumpy and weak. It’s not great, but for a beginner-friendly breakwater like The Groin, that size is okay for learners.

Sunday the 2nd of August morning pushes 5ft ESE swell (energy 442), still short-period at 7 seconds, with 12 mph cross-off southerlies. It’ll be a bit of a washing machine. By Monday the 3rd, the swell drops to 5ft (energy 178) with light winds, but again, poor surf quality.

The only standout I can honestly point to is Wednesday the 5th of August morning. We get a 6ft ESE swell with an 8-second period and combined energy of 504 – moderate wave energy – and a light 9 mph northwesterly cross breeze. That’s the best on offer for the whole run. The size is over 5ft so it might be too much for beginners, and the direction from the ESE is right in The Groin’s optimum window (ENE). If you’re an experienced surfer who knows the bank, it could be worth a look, but don’t expect perfection. Later that afternoon the wind swings onshore and it goes to shit.

After that, there’s a small spike on Sunday the 9th of August afternoon with 4ft ESE swell at 13 seconds (energy 518). That’s a long-period groundswell, which can make the breakwater bend better, but the cross-shore wind from the northwest will put a bit of chop on it. Still, it’s a long-range call and less reliable.

Overall, this area is seeing a blank run that’s pretty normal for this time of year. Conditions are mostly clean, but the swell is just too small and inconsistent to get excited about. The water temp is about average for July at 69° – nothing unusual there.

Stay patient, mate. Forecasts can change. I’m Rusty.

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