Noosa Surf Culture & Point Walk
Explore the surf culture that defines Noosa — from the iconic longboard waves at Noosa Point to the surf heritage of the national park breaks, and the surf shops that have served the local community for 50 years.
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Noosa Surf Club
The Noosa Surf Life Saving Club is the town's oldest institution — the surf lifesavers who patrol the main beach year-round are part of the volunteer tradition that has kept Australian beaches safe for a century.
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Noosa Point Longboard Break
Noosa Point is one of the world's great longboard waves — a long, slow right-hander that peels gently along the point, allowing stylish footwork and nose-riding that is the hallmark of the Noosa surfing tradition.
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Surf Heritage Gallery
The surf heritage of Noosa spans 60 years — the annual Noosa Festival of Surfing each March is the world's largest surfing festival, and the town's longboard tradition has influenced surfing culture globally.
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Noosa Surfboard Shapers
Several surfboard shapers have worked in Noosa for decades — the longboard tradition requires specific board designs, and visiting a local shaper's workshop gives insight into the craft behind the region's surf culture.
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First Point & Second Point
First Point and Second Point are the inner and outer sections of the Noosa Point break — in larger swells, the wave wraps around the point from the outer sections to create rides of 300 metres or more.
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Noosa Festival of Surfing Site
The foreshore of Main Beach hosts the annual Noosa Festival of Surfing — a week of competitions, clinics, and film screenings that draws surfers from around the world to celebrate the longboard tradition of this unique wave.