Little Cove, Noosa: Surfing, swimming, facilities and accommodation
Little Cove in Noosa, Queensland, is a small beach near the Noosa National Park. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in quality. Don’t expect amazing surf, however.
Little Cove, Noosa, is a beach that gets overshadowed somewhat. After all, the famous Sunshine Coast resort town has some epic beaches. Noosa Main Beach is one of the most popular in Queensland, Sunshine Beach is great for surfers and Teewah Beach on the Noosa North Shore is home to 4WD adventurers.
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.
Where is Little Cove, Noosa?
Little Cove Beach is the next beach east of Noosa Main Beach. It’s often mistakenly regarded as being part of Noosa National Park, but it’s not quite within the park boundaries. Little Cove is along Park Road, just before the national park entrance.
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.
Swimming and surfing at Little Cove, Noosa
As the name suggests, Little Cove is small. It’s about 100 metres long, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in looks. There are a few beach houses behind it, but it’s mainly steep, wooded slopes.
Little Cove Beach is relatively safe for swimming – you don’t tend to encounter many rips here. But surfers are likely to be disappointed as waves don’t get very high at the beach itself. Johnson Point at the western end, however, sometimes provides a point break – known to the surfing community as Johnsons.
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.
Little Cove accommodation
There are toilets at Little Cove, Noosa, but not much else. If you want kiosks and cafés, stick to Noosa main beach off Hastings Street.
You can stay just behind Little Cove, however. Four star The Cove Noosa and apartment hotel Little Cove Court are a short walk from the sand.
Other Noosa accommodation options include Seahaven Noosa, Sofitel Noosa and Habitat Noosa.
More Queensland travel
Cool off with a swim at Wappa Falls on the Sunshine Coast.
See the pink lilies at Chinamans Lagoon in Miles on the drive from Chinchilla to Roma.
Visit Emerald Creek Falls and Davies Creek Falls near Mareeba.
Stop at Cloncurry on the Winton to Mount Isa drive.
Stop by outback toy shop Tambo Teddies on the Charleville to Longreach drive.