Main Beach

Main Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Main Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Main Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -26.28535, 152.99753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Main Beach

• Lake Cootharaba · lake · Noosa Shire · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mill Point Cemetery · fort · Noosa Shire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Teewah Beach · beach · Noosa Shire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tewantin National Park · sanctuary · Noosa Shire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Pinbarren National Park · sanctuary · Noosa Shire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tuchekoi National Park · sanctuary · Noosa Shire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Cooroora · viewpoint · Noosa Shire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Weyba · lake · Noosa Shire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Noosa National Park · sanctuary · Noosa Shire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eumundi Museum · museum · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
• West Cooroy Conservation Park · sanctuary · Noosa Shire · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pipeclay National Park · sanctuary · Gympie Regional · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Coolum National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~43 km · Must-see
• Amamoor National Park · sanctuary · Gympie Regional · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ferntree Creek National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gympie Reserve · park · Gympie Regional · ~46 km · Must-see
• Park Road Bushland Conservation Reserve · park · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mapleton Falls National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Main Beach

Other beaches & coast near Main Beach

• Teewah Beach · beach · Noosa Shire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Cove Park · beach · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Beach Surf Life Saving Hut · beach · Gympie Regional · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sea Life Sunshine Coast · beach · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~57 km · Must-see
• Point Cartwright Lighthouse · beach · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~58 km · Must-see
• Old Caloundra Light · beach · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bribie Island · beach · City of Moreton Bay · ~95 km · Must-see
• Comboyuro Point · beach · Queensland · ~117 km · Must-see
• North Point Lighthouse · beach · City of Brisbane · ~117 km · Must-see
• Cape Moreton Lighthouse · beach · City of Brisbane · ~119 km · Must-see

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