Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.39° S 153.09° E

Noosa Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noosa Main Beach sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.0° 

Noosa Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noosa Main Beach today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Noosa Main Beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
289
289
289
338
339
298
298
298
298
291
291
295
310
361
384
383
373
339
297
294
294
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:39PM1.54m
4:31AM1.21m
4:26PM1.59m
5:10AM1.35m
5:07PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.79m
10:36PM0.63m
9:58AM0.73m
11:07PM0.54m
10:51AM0.65m
light rain
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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5:07
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5:05
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5:55
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5:57
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 mm
1
2
2
1
1
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2
1
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2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
9
10
6
8
4
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
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