Granite Bay, Noosa: Location, access and swimming safety

Granite Bay Beach in Noosa National Park looks pretty, and is accessible along the Noosa Coastal Walk. It’s better for surfing than swimming.

Where is Granite Bay, Noosa?

Granite Bay is a little-known beach in Noosa, Queensland. It is located inside the Noosa Heads section of Noosa National Park.

If I can do just one thing in Noosa, what should it be?

The Great Beach Drive – a four wheel drive adventure up Teewah Beach towards Double Island Point – is fantastic on its own. To go kayaking with dolphins as part of the same trip makes for a genuinely superb day out.

Take it as a massive personal recommendation – the Great Beach Drive plus Kayaking With Dolphins day tour should be at the top of your Noosa wishlist.

How to get to Granite Bay, Noosa National Park?

From the middle of Hastings Street in Noosa Heads, Granite Bay is a 3km walk. The route goes along Park Road, then the Noosa Coastal Boardwalk from Little Cove to the Noosa National Park entrance.

Keep going along the highly popular Noosa coastal walk and you’ll pass the Boiling Pot Lookout, Tea Tree Bay and the Dolphin Point Lookout.

Granite Bay Beach is the one on the eastern side of the Dolphin Point Lookout. Access is via a set of stairs.

Get the best out of Noosa – 6 sensational experiences to look into

Cruise the mirror-like waterways of the Noosa Everglades – a glorious glide through stunning natural landscapes.
4WD along the beaches – AND kayak with dolphins on a day tour full of easy adventure.
Take a dolphin-watching safari down the Noosa River.
Have a go at kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding or waterbiking.
Take a tasting tour of the local craft breweries and distilleries – find out how the locals have devoted themselves to quality.
Get standing on your board by the end of a beginners’ surfing lesson.

Is it safe to swim at Granite Bay Beach?

Granite Bay Beach doesn’t get the same sort of attention that other Noosa beaches get, largely because it’s mostly boulders at high tide. It becomes sandy at low tide, however.

In terms of swimming, Granite Bay Beach in Noosa National Park is not patrolled by surf lifesavers. Any swimming is done at your own risk.

The beach is moderately hazardous for swimming, but it is far more popular with surfers. The main break is by the headland at the eastern side of Granite Bay Beach.

12 fantastic Sunshine Coast experiences to book now

Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.

Granite Bay in Noosa National Park, Queensland. Photo courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

What to do in Noosa

For other Noosa activities, try taking a cruise through the Noosa Everglades, a whale-watching tour or viewing aquatic life from a speedboat.

More Noosa attractions and activities