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A WORLD SURFING RESERVE identifies, designates and preserves outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world, serving as a global model for preserving wave breaks and their surrounding areas by recognizing and protecting the key environmental, cultural, economic and community attributes.

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Share. Respect. Preserve.

A WORLD SURFING RESERVE identifies, designates and preserves outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world, serving as a global model for preserving wave breaks and their surrounding areas by recognizing and protecting the key environmental, cultural, economic and community attributes.

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Share. Respect. Preserve.

A WORLD SURFING RESERVE identifies, designates and preserves outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world, serving as a global model for preserving wave breaks and their surrounding areas by recognizing and protecting the key environmental, cultural, economic and community attributes.

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What is the

Noosa World Surfing Reserve?

The mission statement of World Surfing Reserves is to “proactively identify, designate and preserve outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world”.

The Save The Waves Coalition, along with key partners like National Surfing Reserves (NSR) Australia and the International Surfing Association (ISA), launched the World Surfing Reserves concept in 2009, and it now serves as a global model for preserving wave breaks and their surrounding areas by recognizing and protecting the key environmental, cultural, economic and community attributes of surfing areas.

What We Do

The mission statement of World Surfing Reserves is to proactively identify, designate and preserve outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world.

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Our History

When the Noosa World Surfing Reserve is finally dedicated in 2020, it will become the third Australian WSR, following in the footsteps of Sydney’s Manly Beach (2012) and the southern Gold Coast (2015).

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Stewardship Plan

The stewardship plan for Noosa World Surfing Reserve is to unite all relevant community groups with the local surfing community in an ongoing endeavour to preserve and protect the surfing assets of Noosa.

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News & Updates

Mick’s Weekly Surf Report 20/03/20

It’s been a big week of waves, perfect conditions with all point breaks firing from 2ft First Point to solid 6ft Granite Bay. The sand

Mick’s Weekly Surf Report 28/02/20

Noosa the producer! The east swell and S winds persisted throughout the week pushing 2-4ft walls through Granite and Ti-Tree Bay. National smaller at around

Mick’s Weekly Surf Report 21/02/20

What a week of waves ! TC Uesi came and went driving a solid 6-8ft swell a direct hit on the points. At times a

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Surfonomics

With the assistance of academics of the University of the Sunshine Coast, NWSR aims to make a convincing case of the value of our surfing assets and the benefits they bring to the entire community. While many people who don’t surf already appreciate the intrinsic value of our surf breaks, they may not understand the direct economic benefits that flow from keeping them among the world’s best.

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