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Noosa first point 62.1

#3332 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · Queensland · near Sunshine Coast

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score62.1 /100
Surfable days94% of the year
Clean days10% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell10% period 11 s+
Typical size1.0 m 3.4 ft median
Water24°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Noosa first point

The best time to surf Noosa first point is February, June, July. It rarely works. In July the water sits around 21°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is BNE (111 km) and the nearest town is Sunshine Coast (33 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%8%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb100%14%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Mar98%11%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Apr92%9%1.1 m25°Cboardies
May97%12%1.2 m24°Cvest
Jun82%15%1.0 m22°Cvest
Jul90%16%0.9 m21°C2mm
Aug85%13%0.9 m21°C2mm
Sep97%6%1.0 m22°C2mm
Oct99%8%1.1 m23°Cvest
Nov95%0%1.0 m24°Cvest
Dec99%4%1.1 m25°Cboardies

Why 62.1

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
5.2
Groundswell 12%
1.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.3
Water comfort 10%
7.7
Access 10%
7.5

The detail

Faces 43° with 36% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 90% of days. Mean peak period 8.8 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 64%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -26.384, 153.094 (OpenStreetMap).

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