Surf Forecasts:
Noosa Main Beach surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, ESE swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Tuesday (Aug 04) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa Main Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening in our little patch of coast.
Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for Noosa Main Beach. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about right from the start. For the first week, from Wednesday the 29th of July right through to Monday the 3rd of August, it’s all pretty flat and messy. The swell is tiny, barely a ripple, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-off, which is fine for a paddle but not for a surf. You’re looking at a solid 6 days of virtually no surfable waves here.
Then, on Tuesday morning the 4th of August, we finally get a little pulse. A 3ft swell from the east, with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind is glassy – light SSW at 3 mph. The combined energy is moderate at 110, so there’s a bit of push, but it’s a short period swell, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and won’t have that real grunt. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about 2° cooler than normal for this time of year – nothing wild, just a bit nippy for a winter morning. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to blow your mind. The best of the whole run is probably that Tuesday morning session, but it’s a one-off. After that, it drops back to tiny, weak waves for the rest of the week and into the next.
The second week from the 7th of August onward is a real struggle. Swell heights hover around 0.7ft to 2ft, periods are all over the place, and the energy is in the single digits or low teens. There’s a weird spike on Thursday the 13th of August afternoon with a 0.7ft swell from the east but a 19-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell, but it’s so small it’s basically a ghost. The wind is onshore and strong at 12 mph, so it’s not going to do anything for us.
Honestly, this is a blank run. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Tuesday morning the 4th is your only real shout, but don’t expect much. For the rest of it, you’re better off doing something else. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s grim.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 17 | ESE 7 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 47 | 44 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 93 | 78 | 83 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.94m | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:41PM1.94m | 8:53AM1.41m | 9:14PM1.91m | 9:29AM1.44m | 9:47PM1.86m | 10:08AM1.46m | 10:21PM1.77m | 10:50AM1.49m | 10:58PM1.67m | 11:39AM1.50m | 11:41PM1.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.46m | 2:04PM0.35m | 3:12AM0.42m | 2:41PM0.35m | 3:42AM0.39m | 3:19PM0.37m | 4:14AM0.38m | 3:58PM0.42m | 4:47AM0.39m | 4:43PM0.50m | 5:24AM0.41m | 5:35PM0.60m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 47 | 44 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 24 | 116 | 186 | 140 | 161 | 134 | 113 | 93 | 78 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 10 | E 17 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 91 | 68 | 193 | 153 | 102 | 85 | 50 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | — | 13 | 14 | 23 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | WSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 61 | 81 | 101 | 182 | 80 | 127 | 263 | 247 | 200 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 584 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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