Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 1,070 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 (Wed 9th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 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, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Right from the get-go, this is a tough outlook. For over a week, the wind is relentless, coming out of the SSE or SE, slapping that coast with a nasty cross-onshore chop. The swell is there, but it’s just not working with the breeze. The first day we see anything at all is September 19th, which is a full eleven days away, so we’ve got a solid gap of nasty, messy conditions to sit through before that.
Water temp at Sunshine Beach is 70°F, which is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.
Now, the only glimmer of hope in this entire run falls on Saturday morning, September 19th. Sunshine Beach sees a clean, 3ft swell coming from the north. The wind swings around to a light NNW cross-offshore breeze, which is a massive change from the junk we’ve been dealing with. It’s only a short-period windswell at 5 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (67), so don’t expect any power, but for a paddle and a few fun little runners, it’s the only show in town. It’s not huge, not powerful, but it will be clean, and that’s a major positive after all that chop. This is a consistent spot, so the banks should hold a shape.
After that, the wind turns back onshore, and the surf drops away to almost nothing by the 23rd. There’s just no love in this forecast beyond that one brief window.
Bottom line: if you’re itching for a surf, hold out for Saturday morning the 19th. It’s the only clean window in a long, messy run.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 143 | 62 | 36 | 57 | 429 | 1070 | 658 | 756 | 519 | 405 | 359 | 265 | 277 | 222 | 149 | 111 | 113 | 116 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 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 | 9:54AM1.69m | 9:55PM1.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:00PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | — | S 23 | — | — | NE 16 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 21 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | E 11 | SE 20 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 16 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 143 | — | — | — | 429 | 1070 | 658 | 756 | 519 | 405 | 359 | 265 | 277 | 222 | 149 | 111 | 113 | 116 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 519 | 197 | 2 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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