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Cessna 550 Citation II (P2-MRM) at Sunshine Coast Airport
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

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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: 18 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Old Woman Ledge · about 10 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    22 out of 100
  • Pincushion · about 5 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    22 out of 100
  • Marcoola · about 5 min by car

    21 out of 100
  • Mudjimba · about 10 min by car · stays in Mudjimba

    21 out of 100
  • Twinnies · about 5 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    21 out of 100
  • Alexandra Headlands · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    19 out of 100
  • Coolum - Point Perry · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
  • Coolum Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
All 18 surf spots
  • Coolum Beach - Lions Park · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
  • Coolum Beach Breaks · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
  • Murray's Left · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    19 out of 100
  • Pipes · about 15 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    19 out of 100
  • Sharks · about 15 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    19 out of 100
  • Stummers Creek · about 15 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
  • The Bluff · about 20 min by car · stays in Sunshine Coast

    19 out of 100
  • Three Bays Coolum · about 10 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
  • Yaroomba · about 10 min by car · stays in Coolum Beach

    19 out of 100
  • Maroochydore · about 15 min by car · stays in Maroochydore

    18 out of 100

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

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

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 10 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 18 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 . 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).