Noosa: Home of the World Surfing Reserve
Noosa Heads is one of the few places on earth officially recognised as a World Surfing Reserve — a status shared with a handful of coastlines worldwide, awarded for the quality and cultural value of its waves. The reserve covers roughly 4km of coastline, from the northern edge of Sunshine Beach, around the forested headland of Noosa National Park, to the mouth of the Noosa River. Along the way it strings together a rare run of right-hand point breaks — First Point, Johnsons, Tea Tree Bay, Granite Bay and Alexandria Bay — each with its own character, from the gentle, learner-friendly wrap at Main Beach to the longer, faster walls further round the point.
This live stream lets you check conditions before you paddle out or plan a trip: swell size, wind texture, and how crowded the lineup is running. When the points inside the National Park are small — which happens more often in the warmer months — many locals head south to Sunshine Beach, Noosa's open beach break, for something with more push. You'll find that camera, and the rest of Noosa's breaks, in the links below.