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Sydney’s best beaches

With hundreds of beaches to choose from, you don’t need to go far to find the perfect wave in Sydney. There are 39 ocean beaches including Bondi, Coogee, Tamarama, Manly, Queenscliff, Harbord, Narrabeen and Palm Beach.

Beaches from Palm Beach to Cronulla

Ocean pool, Palm Beach

No other city in the world combines coastal living with urban buzz like Sydney. With around 70 surf beaches and dozens of harbour coves, you can choose from iconic surf breaks to a quiet spot for a paddle or a few laps, with a café or cool bar close by.

With its golden sands and legendary surf, Bondi Beach is one of the most famous beaches in the world. Just south of Bondi are more fabulous beaches, including Tamarama (known as ‘Glamarama’ to the locals), Bronte and Coogee. You can take them all in on the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk. Further south again, Cronulla Beach is easy to get to by train.

If you’d prefer to travel by ferry, the Manly Ferry cuts its way across Sydney Harbour to one of Sydney’s favourite laid-back beaches, Manly. And at Sydney’s most northern point, Palm Beach offers great surf, an ocean pool, cafes and bars.  Within Sydney Harbour, there’s beautiful Balmoral Beach, with its gentle lapping waves, netted enclosure, playground and cafes, and Neilsen Park on the eastern side of Sydney Harbour.

If you’re swimming in the surf, make sure you swim between the red and yellow flags – and enjoy the best of Sydney’s Summer beach lifestyle in safety.

Best places to surf in Sydney

Learn to surf, Bondi Beach

If you’re new to surfing, head to Bondi or Manly Beach for a lesson with the pros. Narrabeen and Dee Why, on Sydney’s northern beaches, are known for their legendary surf breaks, while the narrow inlet of Tamarama offers more of a challenge for board-riders. Cronulla, Coogee and Curl Curl are also popular early morning surf spots.

Learn to surf in Sydney

Sydney is a surfing mecca. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned surfer, Manly Surf School and Let’s Go Surfing in Bondi have classes all year round.

Surfing at Bondi Beach, Sydney

Plan your Palm Beach escape

This beautiful peninsula an hour north of Sydney has the ocean on one side and tranquil Pittwater on the other, it is the perfect destination for surfing, swimming, sailing, fishing, diving or walking.

Barranjoey, Palm Beach

Ocean swimming pools

If you prefer to swim laps than take on the surf, Sydney’s saltwater beach pools are the perfect alternative. Most surf beaches have them, but some of the best are at Bronte, Wylie’s Baths at Coogee and Freshwater.

Ocean pool, Bronte Beach
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  • Shelly Beach, Manly. Credit: Andrew Gregory; Destination NSW Shelly Beach Sydney North, Sydney, Manly

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  • Bondi to Coogee 1 Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk Sydney East, Sydney, Bondi

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  • Dee Why Beach Dee Why Beach Sydney North, Sydney, Northern Beaches

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  • Narrabeen Beach Narrabeen Beach Sydney North, Sydney, Northern Beaches

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  • Palm Beach Palm Beach Sydney North, Sydney, Palm Beach

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  • Chinamans Beach Chinamans Beach Sydney North, Sydney, Mosman

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