Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SE swell with 494 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. 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 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead for Noosa - Sunshine Beach. To be honest, the whole two weeks is a bit of a write-off for quality waves. We get a small window of clean surf right at the start, but after that it’s a messy, windy, and frustrating run.
Thursday morning (July 23rd) is your one real shot. It’s cloudy, with a clean 4ft easterly swell, period a short 8 seconds, but the wind is a light cross-off from the SSW, keeping things tidy. Combined swell energy is moderate (250). It’s not huge, but it’s the best on offer. Water temp is about average for this time of year. You’ll have company though – crowds are sometimes an issue here.
That’s it for the good stuff. Thursday afternoon already goes onshore and drops to a 1 on my scale. From Friday morning (July 24th) all the way through to Wednesday morning (July 29th), it’s a sad tale of moderate to fresh cross and cross-on winds, dropping swell heights, and generally poor conditions. Scores are zero. There’s a small, clean window on Wednesday morning (July 29th) with a weak 2ft easterly swell and light cross-off wind, but the combined energy is feeble (51) and the period is a short 6 seconds. It’s surfable, but ordinary.
Then things get uglier. From Thursday (July 30th) through to the end of the period, the wind cranks up from the SSE and SE, 15 to 25 mph, with a lot of rain. Swell sizes jump up – we see 5ft, 6ft, and even a 7ft SSE swell on Friday morning (July 31st) with energy hitting 917. But it’s all cross-on and lumpy. On Sunday morning (August 2nd) we get a 7ft SE groundswell with a very long 12-second period and massive energy (1837), but it’s blown out by a moderate cross-on wind. The period is long, which would normally be great for a point or reef, but with these winds, Sunshine Beach will be a mess.
Later in the second week, there’s a brief moment on Wednesday morning (August 5th) with a light SSW wind and a clean 3ft ESE groundswell (period 11 seconds) and energy of 160. It’s a 1 on my scale – surfable but very ordinary. After that, it’s back to windy junk, finishing on August 7th with a huge 10ft ESE swell and 22 mph winds. That’s expert-only territory even if the wind was good, but it’s not. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those big, windy days.
Bottom line: Thursday morning is your only real window. After that, the waiting game begins.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 239 | 190 | 157 | 124 | 190 | 459 | 203 | 181 | 106 | 67 | 53 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.25m | 3:58PM1.51m | 3:16AM1.19m | 4:56PM1.59m | 4:24AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.69m | 5:24AM1.19m | 6:24PM1.78m | 6:15AM1.23m | 7:01PM1.85m | 6:59AM1.28m | 7:35PM1.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.54m | 10:21PM0.89m | 9:41AM0.55m | 11:28PM0.85m | 10:34AM0.53m | 00:19AM0.78m | 11:23AM0.49m | 1:00AM0.70m | 12:08PM0.45m | 1:36AM0.61m | 12:49PM0.41m | 2:09AM0.53m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 304 | 239 | 190 | 157 | 124 | 65 | 78 | 203 | 181 | 106 | 67 | 53 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | E 13 | NE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 16 | S 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 190 | 459 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
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