Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Look, the next couple of weeks at Noosa – Sunshine Beach are a mixed bag. We’ve got a real slow patch to start with, then a few pulses of energy later on that will get the blood pumping. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about 1° cooler than usual for this time of year, so nothing too wild, just a touch of winter chill.

The first few days are pretty grim. From Thursday the 23rd right through to the end of July, it’s mostly small, messy, and blown out. There’s a brief window on Wednesday the 29th morning with glassy conditions and a tiny 3ft east-northeast swell, but it’s only 7 seconds and the energy is weak (97), so it’s barely a ripple. That’s a solid 7-day stretch of poor to marginal surf.

Things start to look up on Friday the 31st of July. The morning brings a clean 6ft south-southeast swell with a period of 8 seconds and a gentle offshore wind from the west. The energy is moderate (463). This is the first real stand-out of the forecast. The swell’s a bit much for the real beginners, but it’s clean and punchy. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 7ft, but the model flags it as potentially too big for this break, so stick to the morning session.

Saturday the 1st of August morning is also a winner. Another 6ft southeast swell, but this time with a light offshore breeze from the west-southwest, making for clean 6ft waves. The energy is solid (329). It’s a little smaller than Friday, but still a cracking option.

Then a long gap of small, onshore slop until the real gem arrives. The standout of the entire 16-day run is Wednesday the 5th of August morning. We’re looking at a 5ft southeast swell with a period of 9 seconds and a light cross-offshore breeze from the west-northwest. The energy is strong (678) and the conditions are clean. This is quality groundswell with good shape, and it’s a solid intermediate wave. The period is long enough to hold some power, but not so long that it races straight down the beach. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th of August have smaller, but still clean, waves in the 3ft range, with glassy conditions on the Thursday afternoon. A decent way to finish the outlook.

So, for the best surf, aim for the 31st of July morning and lock in the 5th of August morning. The rest is a write-off.

Rusty.

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