Noosa Heads Surf Guide

Noosa Heads Surf Guide

A series of right pointbreaks of almost mythical dimensions, Noosa's natural beauty is balanced by its staggering inconsistency. The five separate points, from the top - Granite Bay, Ti-Tree, National Park, Johnsons and First Point -- all face north, away from the predominant SW swell, and real waves rely on wickedly angled cyclone swells and long, Fiji-based easterly wind fetches. At times these points will lie virtually dormant for months, while most surfers head south toward Sunshine Beach and Coolum for consistent beachbreaks. Yet when the right swell does arrive, it's pretty sick. Granite is usually the least crowded and least spectacular of the five. Ti-Tree drives long rights off a bouldery headland into a changeable sandbar/rock setup with some good barrels on lower tides. National Park has a dramatic and difficult takeoff zone known as Boiling Pot, followed by 250-500 yards of reeling, sectiony wall, sometimes running right through Johnsons Bay further down the line. First Point, tucked just outside the corner of Noosa's main beach, is a perfectly easy, peeling wave absolutely ruled by longboards.

The points are all very sensitive to wind direction; anything from either of the north quarters will play havoc with their thin-lipped, long, looping walls. NE seabreezes can be hidden from in the northern corners of Sunshine and Alexandria Bay, which face out to the east on the other side of Noosa Heads and pick up whatever swell happens to be moving.