Noosa Ocean Adventure Articles

Noosa Oceanrider is collaborating with University of the Sunshine Coast PhD student, Georgina Hume, to assist her in gathering data on dolphins in the Sunshine Coast region. Georgina’s PhD project aims to collect information on how connected the dolphin populations are between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay. Currently, dolphins on the Sunshine Coast have…

Noosa Oceanrider is proud to have received a “Best Of Queensland Experience 2022” award for its commitment to delivering an exceptional visitor experience. The program is a collaboration between Visit Sunshine Coast, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport. The program is based on independent criteria, including customer reviews…

There have already been humpback whale sightings on the Australian east coast, and Noosa Oceanrider will officially launch its whale watching season on June 25, when sightings will be more reliable. Until then, fingers crossed, a whale sighting might be a bonus on the Dolphin Safari. We are proud to announce that we will again…

You can now avoid the dreaded weekend traffic and parking hassles in Noosa by jumping on a free bus! Noosa Council has kicked off a 12 month trial of free weekend travel on all existing Translink services operating within Noosa, an extension of the council’s popular Go Noosa Free Holiday Bus program, which runs during…

El Niño and La Niña have a strong influence on year-to-year climate variability in Australia’s weather. This is because El Niño and La Niña are part of a natural cycle known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The ENSO cycle loosely operates over timescales from one to eight years. Noosa Oceanriders operations have been and…

We are delighted to have colloboarted with Humpbacks & Highrises and are looking forward to again in 2022. Below is a report of their 2021 season by Karlien Paas. Now the whale season is over, and we are in our off-season, it is time to reflect more on the past whale season and focus on everything…

Whale Watching season 2021 is over and Dolphin Safaris are back! Fun facts about dolphins There are currently 42 species of dolphins in the wild. The orca, also known as the killer whale, is the largest dolphin. Dolphins are marine mammals, and they must surface to breathe air and give birth. Dolphins eat fish, squid…

Photo by Fi Clark Photography On September 30, we witnessed a humpback calf caught in the shark nets off Noosa Main Beach and contacted fisheries along with many others. Unfortunately, QLD fisheries were unable to attend until the morning due to conditions and quickly fading light. It was distressing to watch the calf thrashing and…

Happywhale is an organisation where anyone can send photos of whales and identify them by their unique markings. This enables them to track whales around the globe.  They use state-of-the-art image processing algorithms to match whale photos with scientific collections. This newly developed efficiency now makes global whale tracking more possible than ever. Happywhale’s mission…

Noosa Oceanrider is proud to collaborate with Humpbacks and High-rises for the 2021 humpback whale migration season. Volunteers from Humpbacks and High-rises will be joining Noosa Oceanrider Whale Watching tours to gather data for their program.  Humpbacks and High-rises is an NGO based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Since 2011 they have been running…

Check Captain Nathan out on Queensland Weekender! To view the segment, click on the link. Noosa Oceanirder is the second highlight at 1:45. https://7weekender.com/outdoors-and-active-in-noosa/

Noosa Oceanrider is proud to host OceanSense free diving tours in Noosa. Get certified and discover the beautiful underwater world of the Noosa National Park on a single breath. Learn to re-connect mind with body, and overcome your limitations with this 2-full day course. Take your next in- water step into Freediving and extend your…