Surf Forecasts:
Noosa - Sunshine Beach surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, SE swell with 495 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. 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 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noosa - Sunshine Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch for Noosa – Sunshine Beach is a bit of a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty grim, with no real standouts to get excited about. We’ve got a long run of poor surf conditions, with a short gap of nothing worthwhile from the start. The first decent wave energy doesn’t show up until the 30th of July, but even then, it’s messy.
The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
Starting off, from Saturday the 25th all the way through to Wednesday the 29th of July, it’s flat or tiny. Swell’s barely a ripple, mostly under 2 ft, with weak energy (as low as 24-71). The wind is all over the place – cross, cross-on, and even a bit of glass on the Wednesday morning, but there’s just no swell to work with. Don’t bother paddling out.
Then on Thursday the 30th of July, we see a spike in energy – 5 ft to 7 ft of SSE swell, with moderate energy (215-443). But it’s coming in with rain showers and a fresh cross-onshore breeze, making it lumpy and choppy. The period is short, around 6-7 seconds, so it’s not going to be any good. That carries into Friday the 31st, with 5 ft to 6 ft, same wind problems. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.
The first weekend of August (the 1st and 2nd) keeps the energy up a bit – 4 ft to 7 ft – but it’s still cross-on and messy. The week that follows, from the 3rd to the 9th of August, the swell drops right back down to under 3 ft, with weak energy and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. No quality.
The only flicker of something promising is on Sunday the 9th of August morning, where we see a 2 ft SE swell with a period of 12 seconds – that’s a long-period groundswell. The energy is moderate (169). But the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, so it’s fairly choppy. It’s not a standout, just the best of a bad bunch. For a point break, that longer period could shape up, but with the wind, it’s not enough to get excited about.
Crowds at Sunshine Beach are sometimes an issue, but with this outlook, it’ll be pretty quiet.
So, honestly, there’s no real reason to rush down. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 129 | 117 | 91 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 164 | 392 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:24AM1.17m | 5:43PM1.69m | 5:24AM1.19m | 6:24PM1.78m | 6:15AM1.23m | 7:01PM1.85m | 6:59AM1.28m | 7:35PM1.91m | 7:39AM1.33m | 8:09PM1.94m | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:41PM1.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.85m | 10:34AM0.53m | 00:19AM0.78m | 11:23AM0.49m | 1:00AM0.70m | 12:08PM0.45m | 1:36AM0.61m | 12:49PM0.41m | 2:09AM0.53m | 1:27PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.46m | 2:04PM0.35m | 3:12AM0.42m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 129 | 117 | 91 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | E 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 13 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 13 | — | E 17 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 16 | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 183 | 96 | 44 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 18 | 9 | — | — | 21 | 5 | 164 | 392 | 374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 193 | 202 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 202 | 2 |
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