Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SE swell with 271 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. 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 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m taking a long, hard look at what’s ahead for Sunshine Beach (Noosa). Let’s be straight with each other – this 16-day window is a tough one. The forecast is a long stretch of nothing special, with a gap of no proper surf at the start, and then a whole lot of poor conditions that just won’t line up. The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good spring suit.
The first real blip on the radar is a tiny window on Wednesday morning, 2 September. We’re talking glassy, clean conditions with a NNW breeze and a tiny 2 ft east swell at 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak (59), so it’s barely a ripple. It’s surfable but very ordinary. You’ll be fighting for a knee-high dribble.
Thursday, 3 September, and Friday, 4 September, offer similar mornings with a light cross-offshore wind and a bit more shape – 2 ft to 3 ft from the east-northeast. These are clean and glassy in the early hours, but the energy is still low (99–131). You could get a few fun ones if you’re patient, but it’s not going to light the world on fire.
After that, we drop back into a long stretch of onshore slop. The wind swings south and southeast, and the swell gets messy and short-period. Even when the swell size bumps up to 6 ft to 7 ft around 10 and 11 September, the combined energy rises to 350–400 (moderate), but the wind is cross-onshore and the conditions are poor. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session.
The standout? Honestly, there isn’t a true standout. If I had to pick the best on offer, it’s the Wednesday morning, 2 September, for the glassy, clean conditions, but the swell is tiny. For a bit more size and still clean, the Thursday and Friday mornings (3 and 4 September) are your best bet. But don’t get your hopes too high – this is a two-week spell where the forecast is telling us to wait for a better window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | E 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 89 | 99 | 70 | 50 | 63 | 68 | 140 | 69 | 223 | 190 | 80 | 86 | 167 | 74 | 49 | 47 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.88m | 7:51AM1.49m | 8:08PM1.89m | 8:25AM1.56m | 8:41PM1.85m | 9:01AM1.62m | 9:14PM1.79m | 9:39AM1.65m | 9:50PM1.69m | 10:23AM1.66m | 10:28PM1.56m | 11:13AM1.64m | 11:13PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.36m | 2:01AM0.36m | 1:44PM0.31m | 2:30AM0.31m | 2:21PM0.29m | 3:00AM0.28m | 3:00PM0.31m | 3:31AM0.27m | 3:42PM0.37m | 4:05AM0.29m | 4:28PM0.46m | 4:43AM0.33m | 5:24PM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 10 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 80 | 99 | 70 | 46 | 63 | 68 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 5 | 65 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 17 | NE 7 | SE 5 | NE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | — | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | ESE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 89 | 99 | 69 | 50 | — | 16 | 140 | 69 | 223 | 190 | 80 | 86 | 167 | 74 | — | 39 | 7 | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 567 | 0 |
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