Surf Forecasts:
Noosa Main Beach surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, E swell with 127 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noosa Main Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Noosa Main Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa Main Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough stretch. The forecast is showin’ a long, dry spell with barely a ripple to get excited about. We’re lookin’ at a gap from now all the way through to early August with almost no surf worth paddling out for. The energy is just not there.
Right now, on Friday, July 24th, there’s a weak 3 ft swell from the east with a short 8-second period, and the combined energy is only 130—that’s weak, mate. Winds are a moderate cross-offshore from the south at 12 mph, which keeps the surface clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to have any push. Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is normal for this time of year. This pattern of small, weak, east swell with cross-off winds just keeps repeating through the weekend and into the week. Nothing changes.
Saturday, July 25th, still a 3 ft east swell, still short period, still poor. Sunday, July 26th, drops to 2 ft. Monday, 1.0 ft. It’s a slow bleed. Even on Wednesday, July 29th, when we get a glassy morning with a 2 ft NE swell, the energy is only 17—it’s just not enough to surf. The whole first week is a write-off for any decent waves.
We go into the second week and it’s still grim. August 2nd shows a tiny 2 ft east swell with a period of 6 seconds, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-off, and the combined energy is only 26. That’s a blown-out, weak mess. There’s a brief blip on August 8th, a Saturday, with a 0.3 ft swell from the northeast with a very long 15-second period, but the energy is just 9—it’s too small to do anything.
Noosa Main Beach is a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, but there’s just no swell to work with here. The optimum swell direction is from the northeast, but the tiny pulses coming from that direction have no grunt. Crowds are often an issue here, but honestly, with this lack of surf, the beach will be empty.
There is no standout session in this whole 16-day window. If you’re desperate, the glassy Wednesday morning on July 29th might be the least bad for a longboard float, but that’s a stretch. I’d say give it a miss and wait for the next system.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 100 | 113 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.59m | 4:24AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.69m | 5:24AM1.19m | 6:24PM1.78m | 6:15AM1.23m | 7:01PM1.85m | 6:59AM1.28m | 7:35PM1.91m | 7:39AM1.33m | 8:09PM1.94m | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:41PM1.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.85m | 10:34AM0.53m | 00:19AM0.78m | 11:23AM0.49m | 1:00AM0.70m | 12:08PM0.45m | 1:36AM0.61m | 12:49PM0.41m | 2:09AM0.53m | 1:27PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.46m | 2:04PM0.35m | 3:12AM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 100 | 113 | 110 | 117 | 88 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 64 | 45 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 9 | — | SE 18 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 89 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 2 | SE 2 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 59 | 145 | 85 | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 49 | 32 | 47 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 193 | 193 | 3 | 1 | 203 | 50 | 468 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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