Noosa Beaches

Noosa Main Beach

Noosa's Main Beach is one of the few beaches along Australia's coastline that faces north. It has moderate waves and is safe for swimming all year round. Main Beach is accessible from Hastings Street or from the car parks in Noosa Woods.

This is the best option for families or those who are not confident in the surf, as it has gentle waves and is patrolled by surf lifesavers. This is also the best place to take a lesson in surf board riding if you're a beginner, as you don't have to contend with big surf. There are a number of good surf schools operating on Main Beach and lessons can be booked through Castaway Cove™ Reception. Main Beach also has the advantage of being adjacent to the accommodation, restaurants, bars and shops of Hastings Street.

National Park Beaches

The coastline of the rocky headland that forms the centre-piece of Noosa National Park, up the hill from Hastings Street, is interrupted by a number of small northerly facing bays. There are several gorgeous beaches and excellent surf spots popular with surfers, but they are unpatrolled. In the right conditions the waves tend to get larger and more powerful making some spots unsuitable for inexperienced surfers.

First Point has a perfect left hand longboard break and on a medium sized swell it's the best place to put your lessons into practice. Further round the headland you will come across Tea Tree Bay and Granite Bay, favourites with local surfers, these smaller beaches provide good surfing in the right conditions.

If you continue around the headland, you will come across beautiful Alexandria Bay, accessible only by foot through the National Park. This is an unofficial nudist beach and is one of the nicer sandy beaches in Noosa and it doesn't get as busy as Main Beach in peak season. Clothes are optional!

Sunshine Beach

Another patrolled beach, equally beautiful but with much bigger surf. Sunshine Beach is at the northerly end of a 15 kilometre stretch of sand and is very popular with surfers, particularly up towards the headland. Sunshine Beach is where a lot of Noosa's many resident celebrities choose to live.

Eastern Beaches

The long stretch of open surf beach between Sunshine and Peregian Beaches, including Castaways and Marcus Beaches, is a great place to find a good bank to surf or a remote bit of beach to lay back & relax. These beaches are the place to go if you want plenty of space or a long walk on the sand. There are surf life savers at Sunshine Beach & Peregian, but not at other beaches so care should be taken at all time.

The stretch around Castaways and Marcus is also a designated dog walking beach, where you can let them off the lead, and is popular with kitesurfers.

Peregian Beach

About 10 kilometres south of Sunshine Beach, heading down the coast road, you'll find Peregian, another patrolled surf beach. Peregian Beach has a great village feel and plenty of shops and cafes when you've had enough of the sand.

Noosa North Shore

You can drive on this long stretch of beach on the northern side of Noosa (cross on the ferry at Tewantin), as well as fish, surf and camp.