Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period, SE swell with 1,374 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Sunshine Beach in the next 16 days are 2.3m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what Sunshine Beach is doing.
Honestly, it’s a tough start. We’ve got a long dry spell of lousy conditions from now all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 12th of July. The wind is mostly blowing across the waves or onshore, making everything choppy. Even when there’s some size, like on Monday the 6th with 8ft swell from the SE, the wind just tears it up and the energy is messy (combined energy of 744). That size with a short, bumpy period around 6 to 8 seconds is just a grind.
Then we see something interesting. Wednesday morning the 8th of July is a real standout, but it’s not for everyone. The swell hits 7.5ft from the SE with a long 12-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 2248 – there’s serious power. The wind is cross, but the forecast says it’s simply too big for this break. That’s expert only. The afternoon drops to 6.2ft but the wind turns cross-on, and the quality falls away.
The real chance comes on Sunday morning the 12th of July. It’s small – just 2.3ft from the SE – but that’s a proper 11-second groundswell, and the wind is light offshore from the WNW at 3 mph. Glassy, clean conditions. The combined energy is 128, so it’s not powerful, but after all that chop, this is the cleanest we’ve seen. Monday the 13th is also worth it: morning has a light cross-off breeze from the WNW at 6 mph, and the afternoon goes glassy with an easterly breeze at just 3 mph. Swell stays around 2.3ft from the SE.
Then it drops off again. Tuesday the 14th goes to 1.3ft, and the rest of the run to the 19th is all poor surf, with wind picking back up and the swell staying small or messy.
Water temp is about average for this time of year.
Best bet is Sunday the 12th of July morning – tiny, but clean. The other standout is Wednesday the 8th, but only for the experts willing to handle a solid 7.5ft SE groundswell.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 115 | 177 | 147 | 159 | 275 | 757 | 681 | 641 | 662 | 477 | 508 | 574 | 1351 | 882 | 946 | 659 | 484 | 446 | 269 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.88m | 10:38AM1.32m | 10:55PM1.81m | 11:23AM1.34m | 11:33PM1.73m | 12:14PM1.37m | 00:17AM1.64m | 1:14PM1.43m | 1:08AM1.54m | 2:23PM1.51m | 2:10AM1.45m | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:23AM1.38m | 4:44PM1.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.52m | 4:17PM0.53m | 5:33AM0.52m | 5:02PM0.60m | 6:12AM0.52m | 5:55PM0.67m | 6:55AM0.52m | 7:01PM0.75m | 7:46AM0.51m | 8:22PM0.80m | 8:44AM0.48m | 9:52PM0.79m | 9:46AM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 115 | 59 | 147 | 123 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 95 | 75 | 81 | 89 | 897 | — | 303 | 462 | 322 | 6 | 269 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 177 | 142 | 159 | 275 | 757 | 681 | 641 | 662 | 477 | 508 | 574 | 1351 | 882 | 946 | 659 | 484 | 446 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 339 | 955 | 955 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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