Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SE swell with 3,414 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Sunshine Beach in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the Sunshine Coast.
Well, I gotta be straight with ya. The next week and a half or so is a bit of a write-off. We've got a big slab of swell on the way, but the wind is just gonna ruin it for us.
Thursday morning, the 23rd of July is the one bright spot in the entire 16-day window. For that one moment, Sunshine Beach (Noosa) will be glassy. Absolutely flat calm. The swell will be a clean 4ft from the east with a short, 8-second period. It won't have the grunt of a longer period swell, but clean, 4ft waves at Sunshine are a real treat. The water is sitting at a pretty standard 69°F for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there. Get it while it's good, because the wind swings back onshore in the arvo.
After that, it’s a grim stretch. The rest of the 16 days are plagued by strong cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, mostly from the south and southeast. On Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of July, we’ll see the swell jump back up over 7ft, but with 19-25 mph winds, it’ll be a chunky, blown-out mess. Combined wave energy will be right up there (1053 on Saturday morning), but you won’t want to be in the water unless you’re really keen on a beating.
There’s a tiny flicker of hope on the 31st of July and into August, with a long-period groundswell arriving from the east-southeast (13-second period), but the swell size will be tiny. On the 1st of August, we’ve got 3ft swell with a very long 12-second period, but it’s from the east-southeast, which isn’t the ideal easterly direction for Sunshine Beach to really handle that long-period groundswell properly. It’ll be a case of beautiful wafer-thin waves that might just close out at a beach break like this.
To be honest, besides that one Thursday morning session, this is a period to either fix your gear or find something else to do. The forecasts can always change, but for now, the outlook is pretty grim.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3282 | 3414 | 2817 | 3084 | 2661 | 2420 | 2162 | 1525 | 1205 | 917 | 686 | 548 | 435 | 331 | 240 | 171 | 184 | 261 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.79m | 11:49AM1.43m | 11:56PM1.63m | 12:44PM1.41m | 00:36AM1.48m | 1:45PM1.42m | 1:19AM1.35m | 2:53PM1.45m | 2:12AM1.25m | 3:58PM1.51m | 3:16AM1.19m | 4:56PM1.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.36m | 5:38PM0.52m | 6:28AM0.42m | 6:32PM0.67m | 7:10AM0.47m | 7:38PM0.80m | 7:56AM0.52m | 8:58PM0.88m | 8:47AM0.54m | 10:21PM0.89m | 9:41AM0.55m | 11:28PM0.85m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 686 | 548 | 435 | 331 | 240 | 171 | 121 | 98 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | — | NE 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 30 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3282 | 3414 | 2817 | 3084 | 2661 | 2420 | 2162 | 1525 | 1205 | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 184 | 261 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 825 | 831 | 831 | 472 | 472 | 339 | 202 | 202 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 202 | 1 |
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