Noosa Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – the next 16 days at Noosa Main Beach are a bit of a struggle. We’re looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary, small surf with cross-off or onshore winds messing things up most of the time. There’s no real standout session, but there are a few windows where the conditions clean up enough to make it worth a paddle.

The swell is mostly small, hanging around 2ft to 3ft from the east or east-northeast, with a short period of 7 to 9 seconds, so it’s weak, gutless energy. The combined energy of all swells here is mostly in the double digits or low triple digits (34 to 236), so it’s weak to moderate at best. The water temperature is 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a spring suit.

The first real chance is Sunday morning, 23 August. The swell is 3ft from the east, 8 seconds, but the wind is cross-off from the SSE at 9 mph. It’s surfable but very ordinary – the energy is only 121, so it’s weak. The conditions are clean, but it’s not going to get the heart racing. Later that afternoon, the swell drops to 3ft from the ENE, 8 seconds, energy 99, and it’s still cross-off, clean but small.

The pick of the whole run, if you can call it that, is Friday morning, 28 August. The swell is 3ft from the east, 7 seconds, with glassy conditions thanks to a light SW wind at 3 mph. The energy is 147, so it’s moderate, and the face will be clean and smooth. It’s a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, but be aware – crowds are often here, especially when it’s looking half-decent. The swell direction is east, and the optimum is NE, so it’s not perfect, but on a glassy morning, you’ll get some fun ones.

After that, it’s mostly downhill. The rest of the days are plagued by poor surf conditions, onshore or cross-on winds, and tiny swell. Thursday morning, 27 August, has a 3ft east swell and a moderate south wind at 12 mph, with energy at 215, but the wind is cross-off and clean – still, it’s only marginal. The same goes for Thursday afternoon.

From 1 September onwards, the swell gets even smaller, dropping to 0.3ft to 2ft, with periods up to 10 seconds, but the winds turn onshore from the north or NNE, making it choppy and poor. The last week is a write-off.

So, to sum it up: if you’re desperate, glass up on Friday morning, 28 August. It’s the only moment where the ocean is clean and the swell is just enough to get a few little ones. The rest of the run is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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