Noosa Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I won’t lie – the next couple of weeks at Noosa Main Beach are looking pretty flat and ordinary. The swell energy is weak for days on end, and most windows are getting messed up by cross-shore or onshore winds. You’ll be waiting a while for anything worth paddling out for.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Saturday the 22nd. We’ve got a tiny 3ft easterly swell sneaking in, period is a short 7 seconds, and the combined energy is only 109 – real weak stuff. But the wind goes glassy, so if you’re a beginner or just want a gentle cruise, that’s your window. It won’t be pretty, but it’ll be clean.

After that, we’re in a lull. The next few days are nothing but marginal, poor surf with light onshore or cross-shore breezes. The morning of Monday the 24th has a 2ft easterly with clean cross-off winds, but it’s tiny and weak – 87 on the energy scale. Not worth rushing for.

Things start to pick up a touch on the morning of Wednesday the 26th. Still small at 3ft from the NE, but the energy nudges up to 196, and the wind is clean cross-off. It’s ordinary, but it’s the best you’ll see mid-week.

Then, on the morning of Saturday the 29th, we get a slightly better pulse. 3ft easterly swell, period climbing to 9 seconds, energy of 171. Winds are clean cross-off. Still not big, but the longer period gives it a bit more shape and gap between sets. That’s a decent option for a fun, uncrowded session.

Sunday the 30th morning is the standout from this entire outlook. Swell bumps up to 5ft from the ENE, still a short 7 seconds, but the energy hits 187 and the wind is a clean cross-off from the SW. That’s the best wave size and quality we’ll see. The afternoon gets a little bigger at 5ft but turns onshore, so the morning is the call.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

For the rest of the first week of September, it’s back to small, weak pulses. The morning of Tuesday the 1st offers a glassy 3ft easterly with a 9-second period and energy of 159 – clean but small. Thursday the 3rd has a longer 11-second period but the swell drops to 3ft and the wind is up, so it’s messy. Friday the 4th afternoon and Saturday the 5th morning both have 3ft easterly, 10-second period swells with clean cross-off winds – consistent but not exciting.

Bottom line: if you’ve got to pick one session, it’s Sunday the 30th in the morning. Otherwise, patience, mate. The surf will improve, but it’s going to take a while.

Rusty.

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