Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.38° S 153.12° E

Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 3 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Noosa - Sunshine Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.2° 

Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, NNE swell with 80 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noosa - Sunshine Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Sunshine Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) 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 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Wed 2nd Sep)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Best Surf 1AM (Wed 2nd Sep)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Most Powerful10PM (Tue 8th Sep)4ft (1.2m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Righto, let's switch over to the old measurements. Rusty here again, same story, different numbers.

Sunshine Beach is looking like a long, flat spell. Over the 16 days, there’s no real pump coming. The swell is tiny the whole time, and the wind is often onshore or side-on, chopping up whatever crumbly little waves are there. You’ll have to wait through a lot of quiet days for just a few marginal mornings.

The first possible chance is the morning of Tuesday the 1st: 2ft easterly swell, 10-second period, weak energy (94), but a light onshore wind. Not worth it.

For the best of the bunch, you’re looking at a few mornings with a cross-offshore breeze that cleans the face. The swell never gets over about 2ft. Thursday the 3rd morning has 2ft from the NNE, but only 7 seconds of period, energy low (79). Water temp is about 68°, a touch cooler than normal.

Wednesday the 10th morning gives you 2ft from the SSE, 7-second period, light cross-offshore from the SW, still weak energy (80).

Sunday the 13th morning is the pick: dead calm, glassy as a mirror, with a 2ft SSE groundswell at 11 seconds. Energy (82) is still weak, and that longer period will make it wall up a bit at a beach break, but at least it’s clean. Monday the 14th morning is the same deal—glassy, 1ft ESE groundswell at 11 seconds, weak energy (83).

No stand-out waves in this outlook. The best you can hope for is a small, clean morning on a longboard. Sunday the 13th morning is the one to point the car at, but don’t be surprised if you spend more time sitting than surfing.

Patience, mate. It’ll come back.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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E
10
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10
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0.5
E
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0.7
NNE
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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35
38
27
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59
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46
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54
Wind (km/h)
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E
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NNW
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NW
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NNE
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High Tide
10:28PM1.56m
11:13AM1.64m
11:13PM1.41m
12:15PM1.61m
00:10AM1.26m
1:35PM1.60m
1:35AM1.15m
3:07PM1.65m
3:22AM1.13m
4:24PM1.75m
4:44AM1.22m
5:25PM1.86m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.46m
4:43AM0.33m
5:24PM0.58m
5:28AM0.39m
6:38PM0.70m
6:27AM0.46m
8:21PM0.74m
7:46AM0.51m
10:03PM0.68m
9:18AM0.48m
11:12PM0.55m
10:35AM0.40m
00:03AM0.42m
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Information about the Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Noosa - Sunshine Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Noosa - Sunshine Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Noosa - Sunshine Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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