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Noosa Heads, Australia

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Noosa Heads, Australia

All-level surf, boardshorts–springsuit water by season, quiet nomad scene.

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At a glance

Peak seasonMar–Oct +1 mo78% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels2 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified
Water20.7–27.1°Cboardshorts–springsuit most of the year
Internet203 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,630+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

2 spots within 25 km · 2 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • Sideways Surf Outlet0.1 km
  • Noosa Heads0.1 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Mar–Oct +1 mo · 9 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 69%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Mar–Oct +1 mo · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
78peak · May
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
44%30%44%36%52%64%70%74%57%57%53%45%
Water
26°27°27°26°24°22°21°21°22°23°24°25°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+Springsuit20–23°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner45%26%44%44%51%59%56%64%55%49%41%44%
Intermediate68%59%68%64%78%76%69%67%64%63%45%52%
Advanced50%54%55%55%67%59%50%49%44%45%29%35%

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Working from here

median 203 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,460 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla203 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,460–$2,770
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,630–$4,360
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Noosa Heads.
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Getting there

Nearest airportSunshine Coast Airport
CodeMCY
Distance22 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction