Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at charts for this stretch of coast longer than I care to remember. Let’s be straight with each other: the next couple of weeks look pretty tough for getting a decent wave. We’ve got a long run of days where the wind is just gonna mess things up, and the energy is all over the place. From now right through to the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August, there’s basically nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is mostly cross-on or cross, and the surf is small, weak, and messy. The combined energy stays under 300 for most of that time, which is weak to moderate, and the swell period is short, so forget about any real power.

Now, the water temperature at Noosa – Sunshine Beach is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real glimmer comes on the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August. We get a shift to a light north-westerly, cross-offshore wind, and the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the east with a 9-second period. The combined energy is 162, so still weak, but it’s clean. I’d call it surfable but very ordinary. You might get a few fun ones if you’re desperate.

The standout, and I mean the only real standout in the whole 16-day window, is the morning of Monday the 24th of August. The swell picks up to 4 ft from the east, period stretches to 10 seconds, and the wind is light south-westerly, cross-offshore. That’s clean, shoulder-high surf with moderate energy (312). It’s an intermediate-friendly size, and the east swell matches the optimum direction for this break. The dawn patrol will be the go. It’s consistent here, so you can expect waves.

The morning of Tuesday the 25th of August is also worth a mention. Swell drops a touch to 4 ft from the east, still 9 seconds, and a light south-westerly cross-offshore keeps it clean. Combined energy is 201. It’s a smaller version of Monday, but still clean and fun.

After that, it fades out again. Wednesday the 26th of August drops to 2 ft, and the wind turns crap. By Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of August, the swell is barely 2 ft to 1.0 ft, with fresh onshore winds and lumpy conditions. Forget it.

So, to sum it up: the first solid week is a write-off. The morning of Monday the 24th of August is your best bet. Tuesday the 25th of August is a decent backup. After that, it’s back to the drawing board.

Rusty.

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