Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 685 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next couple of weeks on the Sunshine Coast are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of messy, choppy, onshore slop. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.
The first real chance of anything even *close* to surfable doesn't show up until Saturday the 22nd of August. Even then, it’s only a brief window. Saturday morning at Noosa - Sunshine Beach we might get a small, clean little wave. The wind will be light and offshore from the NNW, making for some tidy, glassy conditions. Don’t get your hopes up though – the swell is a tiny 3 ft from the ENE with a short period of 8 seconds, and the energy is weak at 121. It’s a learner wave at best. That tiny window closes by the afternoon when the wind swings onshore again and messes it up.
After that, it’s back to nothing for days. We get another little blink on Wednesday the 27th of August, with a tiny 1 ft glassy morning from a SSW breeze, but the swell energy is pathetic at 54. Then we see a bigger pulse of swell roll in around Friday the 28th of August, with a 4 ft SE swell and a solid 10-second period, pushing the energy up to 342. But the wind is howling onshore from the SE at 19 mph, chopping it all to bits.
Honestly, if you’re desperate, Saturday the 22nd morning is the only time it might be worth a look with a log. Otherwise, it’s a kiter’s or windsurfer’s playground for most of this period with all that cross-onshore wind and lumpy, 7 ft+ swell coming through mid-week. Keep an eye on it, things can change, but right now it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
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 kJ | 45 | 104 | 116 | 128 | 216 | 415 | 239 | 203 | 584 | 566 | 607 | 607 | 587 | 198 | 186 | 228 | 199 | 151 | 151 | 120 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | 9:24PM1.94m | 9:44AM1.58m | 10:00PM1.81m | 10:26AM1.56m | 10:35PM1.65m | 11:10AM1.52m | 11:09PM1.49m | 11:58AM1.47m | 11:42PM1.35m | 12:54PM1.43m | 00:19AM1.22m | 2:04PM1.42m | 1:12AM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.21m | 3:41PM0.24m | 4:21AM0.25m | 4:24PM0.37m | 4:55AM0.31m | 5:08PM0.52m | 5:29AM0.39m | 5:56PM0.68m | 6:06AM0.47m | 6:58PM0.82m | 6:49AM0.55m | 8:30PM0.90m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | — | SE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 60 | — | 35 | 176 | 186 | 196 | 199 | 151 | 151 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 9 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 90 | 228 | 132 | 144 | 71 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 104 | 116 | 128 | 216 | 415 | 239 | 203 | 584 | 566 | 607 | 607 | 587 | 198 | 163 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 2 | 51 | 202 | 202 | 1 | 202 | 2 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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