Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 1,642 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noosa - Sunshine Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Noosa – Sunshine Beach. Fair to say the next week’s gonna be a bit of a grind. We’ve got a steady feed of northerly wind and messy cross-shore chop that’s gonna keep things pretty average.
Your first real window pops up on Sunday the 12th of July. That morning, it’s clean with a light northwest wind coming cross-offshore. You’ll have a 3ft groundswell out of the ESE with an 11-second period – nothin’ massive, but clean lines and 223 on the energy scale mean there’s some life in the water. Good for intermediate surfers lookin’ for a tidy session.
The standout, no question, is Saturday the 18th of July morning. Glassy, flat calm, with a 7ft groundswell from the SE and a very long 14-second period. That’s over 1900 on the energy scale – proper punch. But at 7ft, it’s in expert territory and those long-period SE swells can be a bit straight at a beach break like this. If you know the banks, you’ll score some long, smooth runners.
Water temp’s around 69°, just a touch cooler than normal for this time of year, so a spring suit is smart.
The rest of the run? Mostly cross-shore junk. Mid-week we’ll see some 8ft days but they’re messy with fresh wind. Monday the 13th of July afternoon might see a tiny 2ft glass-off, but it’s lacklustre. The weekend of the 19th is dry but choppy again. It’s a quiet stretch – but that Saturday the 18th morning is the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 247 | 494 | 621 | 679 | 756 | 528 | 606 | 908 | 533 | 1317 | 1488 | 1365 | 773 | 284 | 509 | 388 | 382 | 326 | 226 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 4:37AM1.35m | 5:45PM1.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:12PM0.71m | 10:48AM0.37m | 00:19AM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 93 | 57 | 70 | 30 | 1 | 533 | 87 | 378 | 866 | — | 284 | 171 | 388 | 382 | 326 | 226 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | E 12 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | — | 41 | — | — | 75 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 169 | 247 | 494 | 621 | 679 | 756 | 528 | 606 | 908 | 386 | 1317 | 1488 | 1365 | 773 | 207 | 509 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 955 | 2 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 202 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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