Staying at Alexandra Headland

Alexandra Headland (colloquially known as Alex Headlands, or just Alex) is a long, low headland with long beaches on either side.  It’s mostly a suburban area with beachside accommodation.  The commercial area of Maroochydore is a couple of kilometres to the north, and Mooloolaba is a kilometre to the south.  This is the view from Alex Headland looking toward Maroochydore, with Mount Coolum in the distance:

Alex Headland is a renowned surfing spot.  The end of the beach that is tucked in against the headland is called Alex Corner; it’s protected from the prevailing southerly winds, which break the surf up further up the beach.

While the view is great, there’s not much happening on the day I took this photo, but a few people still found it worth going out – it’s always nice just sitting out there bobbing on a day like this:  

There’s also a surfing point break that is very popular with long-boarders (Malibu surf board riders). Again, there’s not much happening here on this day.  Here are a couple of stand-up paddle boarders enjoying the calm conditions:

As soon as there is any swell everyone turns up, like this:

Alex Headland has a wide rocky platform at sea level running along it, which is great for a low-tide wander around the rock pools.  Here it is in the late afternoon:

Lots of other activities go on around Alex Headland – here’s a parasailer making use of the updraft from a sea breeze:

The headland has a nice grassy park with great views, which is popular with picnickers on weekend afternoons:

This is the picnickers' late-afternoon view from the park:

Here are some late-afternoon surfers further up the beach:

Alex Headland is to the right in the picture and that’s Point Cartwright and the Mooloolah river mouth in the left distance.

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