Noosa Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.

Right now, it’s a flat spell for Noosa Main Beach. The next couple of days are going to be a write-off with small, weak, and messy waves. The only real surf worth paddling for doesn’t show up until later in the period, and even then it’s not a standout. There’s a long gap with no recommendations from early on until the third week of August.

Monday morning the 10th of August kicks off with a cross-on wind from the NNW at 16 mph and a bumpy 5 ft NNE swell with a short period of just 6 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (232). It’s poor and choppy – not worth a paddle.

Monday afternoon sees a shift: wind drops to 9 mph from the W, turning cross-off. The swell drops to 4 ft from the NNE at 7 seconds (239 combined energy). Cleaner but still marginal and questionable with the tide.

Tuesday the 11th of August is small and clean with a WSW offshore breeze at 9 mph in the morning. Swell is only 2 ft from the east at 9 seconds (118 energy). Surfable but ordinary.

Wednesday the 12th of August morning offers the glassiest conditions of the whole outlook with a WNW glassy wind and 2 ft east swell at 9 seconds. Combined energy is weak (83). It’s tiny but clean – maybe a longboard session if you’re desperate.

From Thursday the 13th through to Tuesday the 18th of August, the swell drops right off. Wave heights hover around 1.0 ft to 2 ft from the east with periods around 9–10 seconds. Winds stay mostly cross-off or offshore, but there’s simply no power. Combined energy is weak, in the 20s to 30s. Nothing to get excited about.

There’s a brief blip on Thursday the 20th of August morning with a 3 ft east swell at 8 seconds (111 energy). Still poor conditions and cross-off winds from the SSE at 16 mph. By afternoon, it’s 3 ft from the ENE at 8 seconds (120 energy) – still not worth a paddle.

From the 21st of August onward, it’s flat with no swell at all for several days. Glassy mornings on the 23rd and 25th but with zero wave height.

Then, on Tuesday the 25th of August afternoon, the only real event of the entire outlook appears: a 8 ft east swell at 8 seconds with combined energy of 778 (strong). That’s a solid pulse, but the period is short (8 seconds) and wind is ENE at 9 mph, cross-on, making it choppy. This is an expert-only call with the size over 8 ft and messy conditions. The water temp is about 69°F, which is 1°F cooler than average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

Bottom line: most of the next two weeks are a bust. The only standout is that late August pulse on the 25th, but it’s far off, uncertain, and blown out. For beginners, the tiny glassy morning on the 12th is the only clean option, but it’s ankle-high.

Stay patient, crew. This stretch is a tough one.

- Rusty

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