Noosa Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty.

We’re looking at a pretty bleak run for the next two weeks, no two ways about it. The first week is basically a write-off with tiny, weak waves and no real energy to speak of. We’ve got a long gap from the start all the way through to the 19th of August where there’s nothing worth paddling out for. It’s a lot of flat days with a cross-offshore breeze cleaning up the surface, but that doesn’t mean a thing when the swell is this pathetic. The energy levels are in the dumps, barely cracking 74 (weak combined energy) on the 12th and then just dropping off into the single digits or zero.

Then, things start to get interesting around the 19th of August. A pulse of easterly swell rolls in at 5ft, but it’s got a short period of 9 seconds and the wind is a solid cross-offshore. The combined energy jumps to 393 (moderate), but the surf report calls it “marginal” – it’s going to be a bit of a mess. That continues into the 20th with smaller, yet still messy, 5ft to 4ft swell.

The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is the morning of Saturday, the 22nd of August. The wind drops to absolutely glassy – 0 mph – and we’ve got a clean 5ft easterly swell with a 10-second period. The combined energy hits a solid 464 (moderate to strong). This is the best on offer by a long shot. The wave energy is there, the wind is perfect, and it’s going to be clean as a whistle. The only downside? It’s at Noosa Main Beach (Noosa), and that spot is often crowded, so expect company.

Sunday the 23rd is also a good shout, with clean offshore winds from the SSW and a dropping 4ft easterly swell. It’s a solid follow-up session, but the 22nd is the real prize.

The second week tails off again into limp, small waves with poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up for anything after the 24th.

Rusty.

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