Noosa Heads

Best Surf Season (April - July)

The autumn-to-winter transition is the true engine of Noosa's surf year. As the subtropical ridge shifts over the southern Coral Sea, strong highs begin to park themselves off eastern Australia and funnel a steady S/SSW/SW/WSW flow across the Sunshine Coast. That offshore breeze is exactly what the north-east-facing points need. Average wave heights of 5-6ft (1.5-1.8m) and periods of 8.8-8.9s are not extreme, but consistency is excellent - ideal-wind readings peak at 71-81% through this window. The dominant swell energy comes from E/ESE and SE directions, which refract into Noosa and produce clean, peeling walls from First Point through Granite Bay. This is the most reliable quality of the year.