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Little Cove, Australia

Stay in Noosa Heads: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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All 24 on Noosa Heads's map

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Noosa Main Beach from boardwalk
Noosa Heads, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: StormcrowMithrandir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Little Cove

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (26°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (206°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Noosa Heads, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brisbane International Airport (BNE), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Little Cove.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct325 ft6 smushy134kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct345 ft6 smushy125kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct505 ft6 smushy135kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct414 ft6 smushy125kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct274 ft6 smushy118kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct295 ft5 smushy109kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct374 ft5 smushy92kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct213 ft6 smushy78kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct163 ft5 smushy43kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct122 ft6 smushy20kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct121 ft7 shollow16kJ20°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 2h 15 by road. About 28h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Noosa Heads

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Little Cove

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Noosa Groyne

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Granites

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Noosa Groyne

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 2h 15 by road. About 28h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Noosa Heads each day: Boiling Pot, Granites, Little Cove, Noosa first point, Noosa Groyne, Noosa Heads, Noosa Main Beach, The Groin.

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Rough cost

About £1,530–£2,920 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,650
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,530–£2,920

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Noosa Heads

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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