Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 703 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 12 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE 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 Monday (Oct 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 106 | 43 | 50 | 124 | 535 | 591 | 512 | 456 | 285 | 157 | 226 | 416 | 358 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.63m | 8:49AM1.84m | 8:48PM1.52m | 9:26AM1.80m | 9:19PM1.41m | 10:04AM1.75m | 9:51PM1.29m | 10:45AM1.67m | 10:26PM1.18m | 11:31AM1.59m | 11:10PM1.08m | 12:26PM1.53m | 00:18AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.18m | 3:01PM0.40m | 2:53AM0.23m | 3:41PM0.50m | 3:23AM0.30m | 4:24PM0.61m | 3:54AM0.39m | 5:12PM0.71m | 4:26AM0.50m | 6:14PM0.79m | 5:04AM0.61m | 7:39PM0.82m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 41 | 21 | — | 8 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 94 | 25 | 26 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 9 | S 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 17 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | — | E 9 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | — | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 34 | — | 30 | 37 | 30 | 46 | 106 | — | — | 124 | 535 | 591 | 512 | 456 | 285 | 157 | 226 | 416 | 358 | 465 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 958 | 0 | 20 | 828 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 1 | 519 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 255 | 2 |
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