Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 1,129 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Sunshine Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's coming up for Sunshine Beach. Gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty grim stretch on the whole. The data’s telling me the whole sixteen days is a write-off for any kind of decent surf.
Right off the bat, we've got nothing. Monday the 7th through to Saturday the 19th of September is just day after day of poor conditions. The swell is there, and sometimes it gets some size – like Thursday the 10th with a lumpy 10ft from the SSE, carrying strong wave energy (1137) – but it's all locked in with cross-onshore winds. That wind just kills any chance of a clean wave. It’s choppy, lumpy, and messy. For a beach break like this, that kind of setup is more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle guys. The combined energy does get moderate to strong at times, but without the right wind, it’s useless to us.
There is one tiny glimmer, and I mean tiny. Looking way out to Saturday the 19th of September, we finally get a bit of a break. The morning shows a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW with a clean surface. The swell is only 4ft from the ESE, but the period jumps up to 10 seconds, which is a bit more of a groundswell feel. The combined wave energy is moderate (268). The sea temp is around 70°F, which is about normal for this time of year. It’s still a "marginal" call, so don't get your hopes up too high, especially since it’s so far out. But if you're desperate, it might be the only window for a couple of grovelly ones. Crowds are "sometimes" a thing here, so you might have a few others with the same idea.
After that brief tease, Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st bring back the cross-onshore breeze and dropping swell, so it's right back to square one.
Bottom line: It's a long, dry spell. This isn't unusual for the area when the wind gods aren't playing ball. Stick to the flat water or the kite gear for now, because the paddle-surf forecast is about as empty as a promise from a politician.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 44 | 143 | 47 | 71 | 55 | 434 | 1129 | 886 | 622 | 478 | 482 | 353 | 305 | 277 | 98 | 145 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.86m | 5:44AM1.34m | 6:15PM1.94m | 6:33AM1.47m | 6:59PM1.97m | 7:17AM1.59m | 7:39PM1.95m | 7:58AM1.67m | 8:16PM1.89m | 8:37AM1.71m | 8:51PM1.79m | 9:15AM1.71m | 9:23PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.40m | 00:03AM0.42m | 11:36AM0.29m | 00:45AM0.31m | 12:29PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.15m | 1:58AM0.17m | 1:59PM0.15m | 2:32AM0.16m | 2:40PM0.20m | 3:04AM0.17m | 3:20PM0.29m | 3:35AM0.22m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 47 | 71 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 3 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 23 | — | — | NE 16 | E 14 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | — | E 13 | E 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 47 | — | 4 | 44 | 143 | — | — | — | 434 | 1129 | 886 | 622 | 478 | 482 | 353 | 305 | 277 | 98 | 145 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 519 | 197 | 1 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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