Noosa - Sunshine Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Noosa - Sunshine Beach.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, and there’s a lot of waiting involved before we see any real quality. Over the first ten days, the surf is pretty ordinary, with a stretch from Saturday 11th through to Sunday 19th offering very little that’s worth paddling out for. The wind’s all over the place, mostly side or onshore, and the wave heights are small or messy. There’s a big wind increase from the 15th, with strong breezes picking up, and by the 16th and 17th we’ve got strong winds and some solid but ugly 8ft to 10ft swell (combined energy of all swells directed here is 897 to 1264). But it’s all just lumpy, chopped-up onshore junk – honestly, that’s looking more like a kitesurfer’s playground than a paddle surfer’s. Totally blown out.

Now, the real standout appears a little further out, around Tuesday 21st of July. That morning, the stars nearly align. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell coming out of the ESE with a light offshore breeze from the west, and the water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing too weird going on. For Sunshine Beach, that’s a really nice window. The swell’s got some length to it, around a 10-second period, so it’ll have some push, and it’s coming from the east-southeast which lines up pretty well with what the break likes. Combine that with glassy conditions from that offshore wind and you’re looking at clean, workable waves. The combined swell energy is 774 (moderate energy). This is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s not huge, so it’s good for intermediate surfers, and crowds are sometimes an issue here, so get down early.

A couple of mornings before that, on Thursday 23rd, there’s a chance of a glassy session early with a 5ft SE swell and absolutely no wind (Slight air and glassy). That’s a super clean window too, but the period is short, only 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit weaker and a bit less organised. Still, if you’re after a quiet, clean paddle, that’s your morning.

Beyond that, the 24th and 25th offer some clean side-offshore conditions with 4ft to 5ft swell, but the period is short (8 seconds), so nothing to get too excited about – just ordinary surfable waves.

So, bottom line: the first ten days are best spent doing something else. The clear winner is Tuesday 21st, with Thursday 23rd as a backup, but keep your expectations tempered for the rest. The water’s fine, and when it’s clean, Sunshine Beach can hold its own.

Rusty.

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