Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.38° S 153.12° E

Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Noosa - Sunshine Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.4° 

Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 1,266 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE 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 (Sep 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Mon 7th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 10s
Best Surf10PM (Mon 7th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 10s
Most Powerful 7PM (Thu 10th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks around Noosa’s Sunshine Beach is a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of messy, onshore slop, and it’s going to take over a week before we see anything worth paddling out for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

First up, from Monday the 7th through to the end of the second week, it’s pretty bleak. The swell stays small and weak, with the combined energy mostly sitting in the weak range (124) and dropping off into the teens and twenties. The wind is a persistent cross-onshore or onshore from the SE and ESE, and the period is short and weak – under 8 seconds for most of it. That’s just crumbly, choppy waves with no shape.

There is a small window on Tuesday morning the 15th of September where things almost come together. We get a little 2ft NE groundswell, and the wind goes glassy out of the NNE at just 3 mph. That’s clean, and the combined energy is still only moderate at 117, but it’s surfable. The period is 8 seconds, so not much grunt, and the swell direction is east-northeast – not quite the optimum east direction that suits the exposed banks. It’s going to be tiny and weak, but if you’re desperate and have a longboard, that’s the only real chance. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but on a 2ft day, I wouldn’t stress.

Then Thursday morning the 17th of September looks almost identical – another glassy morning with 2ft NE swell and 7-second period, and combined energy of 71. Again, very ordinary, but clean.

Beyond that, it’s back to nothing. The last week barely registers any surf energy, with combined values dropping below 50 and the swell height barely cracking 1ft. There’s a funky 1.0ft 11-second period on Sunday the 20th, but it’s tiny and the wind is howling cross-shore at 19 mph – a total no-go for surfing.

So, the honest call: if you’re after a paddle, the early morning of Tuesday the 15th of September is your best bet, but it’s not a standout – just the least bad option. For most of this forecast, the beach looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when that 10ft SE swell hits on the 10th, but it’s messy as all hell with a cross-onshore at 25 mph and combined energy of 1199. That’s strong, but ugly.

We’ve had a blank run here, and for a spot like Noosa, that can happen when the wind patterns lock in. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
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7
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4
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9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
82
45
35
36
36
170
168
112
78
94
1191
1055
503
456
529
307
277
286
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
W
10
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
ENE
5
NW
20
SSE
40
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25
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25
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ESE
25
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High Tide
4:44AM1.22m
5:25PM1.86m
5:44AM1.34m
6:15PM1.94m
6:33AM1.47m
6:59PM1.97m
7:17AM1.59m
7:39PM1.95m
7:58AM1.67m
8:16PM1.89m
8:37AM1.71m
8:51PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.55m
10:35AM0.40m
00:03AM0.42m
11:36AM0.29m
00:45AM0.31m
12:29PM0.20m
1:23AM0.22m
1:15PM0.15m
1:58AM0.17m
1:59PM0.15m
2:32AM0.16m
2:40PM0.20m
3:04AM0.17m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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Information about the Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Noosa - Sunshine Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Noosa - Sunshine Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Noosa - Sunshine Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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