Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for our stretch of coast is shaping up as a real wait-and-see affair. The swell’s there, but it’s mostly small and messy, with the wind doing its best to chop things up. There are a couple of brief windows where it all comes together, but you’ll need to be picky.

We kick things off on Wednesday the 5th. First light sees a clean 3ft of east-southeast groundswell, with that 10-second period and a light offshore breeze. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about—energy is weak at 172. The water’s sitting at 69°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The afternoon turns onshore and it gets messy real quick.

Thursday the 6th drops off to 2ft, weak and ordinary. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate. Friday and Saturday are the same story—tiny, cross-shore winds, and a lot of nothing. You're looking at a solid stretch of days with no real recommendations.

We get a slight bump on Sunday the 9th, with 4ft of east swell and energy picking up to 256. But the wind’s cross-onshore, making it lumpy. It’s a marginal call at best.

The standout—and I mean the only true standout—is Monday the 10th in the afternoon. The morning has a fresh cross-off breeze, but by the arvo, the wind swings offshore from the west-northwest at just 6 mph. The swell is 3ft from the east at 9 seconds, and it’s clean. It’s not big, but with the offshore wind, Noosa – Sunshine Beach (Sunshine-Beach) will have some shape. Energy is moderate at 162. This is your window.

Tuesday the 11th morning is also clean with a light offshore and 3ft, but the energy drops a bit. Worth a look if you missed Monday.

After that, it’s back to the grind. The swell stays small and the wind turns onshore again for most of the week. The second week sees a slight pulse of southeast groundswell around the 13th and 14th, but it’s short-period (6-7 seconds) and messy. Not worth your time.

Saturday the 15th morning has a glassy 4ft, but the period’s only 6 seconds, so it’s going to be crumbly. By the 16th, the wind’s up to 16 mph and it’s just not happening for a paddle.

Bottom line: if you’re keen, get out on Monday the 10th afternoon or Tuesday the 11th morning. Everything else in this window is a fight against the chop for scraps. The setup looks more like a kiter’s dream for most of the stretch, honestly. But that one clean window is worth chasing.

Keep an eye on the longer range—things can change.

Rusty.

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