Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the look ahead for the Noosa – Sunshine Beach stretch. Gotta be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, and you’ll have to be patient if you want anything decent.

The water temp is sitting at 69° right now, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year, so you might want to reach for the wetsuit on those early sessions.

The first bit of good news comes on Tuesday morning, September 15th. It’s not big – only 3ft of east swell – but it’s glassy. Clean as a whistle. The energy’s weak though, only measuring 59, so it’s more of a longboard grovel than anything else. But hey, with the wind dead calm, you’ll have the place to yourself maybe. That’s the standout session for the whole forecast, honestly.

After that, it goes pretty ordinary. The rest of the week is a write-off with onshore winds and lumpy conditions. We see a spike in size on Wednesday the 16th afternoon, hitting 8ft from the SE, but with a fresh cross-onshore wind up to 22 mph, it’s going to be a messy, blown-out mess. The energy jumps up to 498, but you won’t want to be out there.

There’s a long, quiet stretch from late in the week through the following weekend. Swell drops right away, down to 1.0ft or 1ft at times, with barely any energy. It’s glassy again on Sunday the 20th morning, but there’s just nothing to ride.

We get a bit of life back mid-week starting Wednesday the 23rd of September. Swell builds to 6ft from the ESE, with moderate energy (269). Problem is, the wind is on it and the conditions are poor. This pattern hangs around for a few days.

By the time we hit Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of September, there’s a proper groundswell on the cards – 7ft from the east with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is solid, hitting 597. The wind looks like it’s going to be light and onshore, which means the surf might be a bit soft and lumpy. The comments call it marginal. If the wind swings a touch more offshore, this could be the pick of the second week, but right now it’s a long-range promise, not a guarantee. For a beach break, that 8-second period isn't ideal either; it'll be a bit crumbly.

At the tail end of the forecast into the 29th and 30th, the swell backs off again and the wind stays cross-on. All in all, if you’re keen, get out there Tuesday morning for the glass. Everything else is a gamble. That big swell on the weekend of the 26th is the only other thing that might fire, but keep your fingers crossed for a wind shift.

Rusty.

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