Marcoola. Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, Wikimedia Commons

Marcoola

Surf town · Australia

Score a trip to Marcoola

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Beds: 6 places

6 places to stay within 2 km.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

All 6 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 34 surf spots

Surf · this week

Marcoola · about 5 min by car
24 out of 100
Mudjimba · about 10 min by car · stays in Mudjimba
24 out of 100
Pincushion · about 5 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
24 out of 100
Twinnies · about 5 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
24 out of 100
Old Woman Ledge · about 10 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
23 out of 100
Coolum Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
22 out of 100
Coolum Beach - Lions Park · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
22 out of 100
Coolum Beach Breaks · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
22 out of 100

All 34 surf spots

Coolum - Point Perry · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
21 out of 100
Point Cartwright, the rock · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
21 out of 100
Stummers Creek · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
21 out of 100
Three Bays Coolum · about 10 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
21 out of 100
Yaroomba · about 10 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach
21 out of 100
Alexandra Headlands · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
20 out of 100
Maroochydore · about 15 min by car · stays in Maroochydore
20 out of 100
Murray's Left · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
20 out of 100
Pipes · about 15 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
20 out of 100
Sharks · about 15 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
20 out of 100
The Bluff · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
20 out of 100
Wurtulla · about 35 min by car · stays in Wurtulla
18 out of 100
Pitta Street · about 20 min by car · stays in Peregian Beach
17 out of 100
Burgess creek · about 35 min by car · stays in Sunshine Beach
16 out of 100
Kawana - Beach Access 11 · about 25 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
16 out of 100
Kawana Beach Break · about 25 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
16 out of 100
Platforms · about 25 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
16 out of 100
Pocket · about 25 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
16 out of 100
Secrets · about 25 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
16 out of 100
The Platform · about 25 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
16 out of 100
Castaways Beach · about 35 min by car · stays in Castaways Beach
15 out of 100
Dedis · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast
15 out of 100
Marcus Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Sunshine Beach
15 out of 100
Peregian · about 25 min by car · stays in Peregian Beach
15 out of 100
Mooloolaba · about 20 min by car · stays in Mooloolaba
12 out of 100
The Spit · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast · Not for intermediates
–, no score

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Marcoola.

Places to eat

3 near Marcoola

Places to eat near Marcoola

Drunken Sailor Fish Burgers and ChipsFish and chips · 1.7 km from the centre
BurgeristaBurger · 1.9 km from the centre
Marcoola Chinese RestaurantPan asian · 1.9 km from the centre

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

Map

the town and every place near it

Marcoola on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Marcoola.

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Photos of Marcoola

Virgin Australia (VH-YQM) Boeing 737-8FE(WL) taxiing at Sunshine Coast Airport (1) — Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, Wikimedia Commons

Marcoola Surf Life Saving Club, Queensland in July 2019, 01 — Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sunshine Coast Airport, January 2026 04 — Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Marcoola

where it is, what is near

Marcoola is a town in Queensland, Australia.

From Marcoola you can reach 34 surf spots.

The nearest is Marcoola, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre.

Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), under 0.1 km away.

In Queensland · Australia

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), 0 km, Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 88 km, Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), 143 km

Forecast updated Sun 1 Nov, 21:16 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).