Noosa Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next two weeks at Noosa Main Beach are a bit of a bust. We’ve got a long, drawn-out stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions, with only a few moments that are even worth paddling out for. The first real surf on offer is a short window on Saturday morning, 22 August, and after that, it’s a whole lot of nothing until the very end of the period. The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year at 68°, so you’ll want a spring suit.

We kick off on Wednesday afternoon, 19 August, with a small 4-ft swell from the ENE, but it’s a short period 7-second windswell, cross-off wind from the SE at 15 mph, and the combined energy is only moderate at 111. It’s poor, so don’t bother. Thursday and Friday are a write-off with no swell.

The only real standout in this whole outlook is Saturday morning, 22 August. It’s not much, but it’s the best we’ve got. The swell is 4-ft from the east, still a short 7-second period, but the wind goes glassy – dead calm – from the SSE at 3 mph. That’s a major positive. The combined energy is moderate at 153, and the break is fairly consistent. The word on the street is that crowds are often here, so you’ll have company. The swell direction is from the east, which is a bit off from the optimum NE, but with glassy conditions, you’ll get clean, surfable waves. It’s just ordinary, but it’s the only time you’ll get a half-decent wave. Saturday afternoon goes to crap with a cross-onshore wind.

From Sunday morning, 23 August, right through to the end of the forecast on Thursday, 3 September, it’s a long, flat run. The swell drops to 2-ft to 3-ft, the period rarely gets above 8 seconds, and the winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, often from the ESE or ENE at 9 to 15 mph. The combined energy dips to weak values like 70 to 110. There’s a tiny flicker on Thursday morning, 27 August, and Friday morning, 28 August, with 2-ft to 2-ft swells and clean cross-off winds, but the energy is weak (93 and 74), and the waves are too small to get excited about.

The second week is a flat-out desert. The swell stays tiny, the winds stay messy, and the combined energy is weak. There’s nothing to recommend. Save your energy and don’t bother checking the forecast until something changes.

Rusty.

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