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Noosa Main Beach surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Noosa Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noosa Main Beach sea temperature is
26.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noosa Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Noosa Main Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Noosa Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)77777777778899999881411141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)638689636844445470566072138132132103969111655443
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
2.00
7:50PM
1.40
8:24AM
2.04
8:28PM
1.44
8:57AM
2.04
9:05PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
0.43
2:22PM
0.59
1:40AM
0.39
2:55PM
0.53
2:17AM
0.37
3:27PM
0.49
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--5:09-------5:11-------5:11-----
Sunset-----6:44-------6:44-------6:44--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---11---11------
Temp. °C252526272827252424242325262624242423242526252424
Feels °C (?)302829293028272525242224242422222220202123222021
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