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Proposed "Reef" to Restore, Protect and Restore Noosa Main Beach
... The proposed submerged berm or reef at Noosa Main Beach is intended to reduce ongoing nourishment requirements to sustainable levels (Jackson 2000). As the area is generally very calm, Noosa is a popular area for families and swimmers. ...
Works (both hard and soft structures) for coastal protection are being required to include surfing amenity and safety as a design criteria but designing coastal protection works to include surf quality as a design criteria introduces a range of variables and expectations. As the sport of surfing encompasses a wide range of activities in the surf zone, the type of wave that is suitable need to be determined and the relevant wave parameters evaluated. Integration of coastal protection and surf improvement is practical but a design brief simply to improve "surfing" needs to be better defined or the result can be seen as a failure. The expectations of existing and potential users needs to be well understood
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