Beaches – Greater Sydney

There is an almost unbelievable number of 169 beaches in Greater Sydney.

Sydney Harbour	Northern Harbour	Southern Harbour	Pacific
Port Jackson	Hawkesbury River	Botany Bay	North of the Heads
Middle Harbour	Pittwater	Broken Bay	South of the Heads
North Harbour	Cowan Creek	Port Hacking
		Georges River

Sydney Harbour (50)

Port Jackson (28)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Athol Bay (3)					Mosman : small beaches with stunning views of the city
Bradleys Head
Camp Cove
Chowder Bay	x
Double Bay			x
Gibsons Beach
Hermit Bay
Hermit Bay 2					Woollahra - Vaucluse : tiny beach at Hermitage Walk
Hermitage Foreshore Reserve					Woollahra - Vaucluse : first tiny beach at Hermitage Walk from Rose Bay to Nielsen Park
Kutti Beach
Lady Bay Beach					Woollahra - Watsons Bay : nudist Beach
Lady Martins Beach
Little Sirius Cove			x
Milk Beach					Woollahra - Vaucluse : small beach underneath Strickland House
Neutral Bay
Obelisk Beach
Parsley Bay	x		x
Percival Park			x
Rose Bay			x		Woollahra - Rose Bay : One of the departure points of "Sydney by Seaplane"
Seven Shillings Beach	x
Shark Beach	x				Shark Net in summer
Shell Cove
Taylors Bay					Mosman : Beautiful Bay between Bradleys Head and Clifton Gardens
Vaucluse Bay
Watsons Bay		x	x		Woollahra - Watsons Bay : Doyles on the Beach
Whiting Beach					Accessible via steps
Middle Harbour (10)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Balmoral Beach *	x		x		Mosman : Shakespeare by the Sea
Castle Rock Beach					At Castle Rock Reserve
Chinamans Beach
Clontarf Beach		x	x
Cobblers Beach
Edwards Beach *	x				Mosman : Shakespeare by the Sea
Fisher Bay
Parriwi Head
Sandy Bay		x	x
The Spit
North Harbour (12)
Strand	Hainetz	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Collins Beach
Delwood Beach
Fairlight Beach		x
Forty Bakets Beach		x	x
Little Manly Cove		x
Manly Cove			x		Manly : Between Manly Wharf and Yacht Club
Manly Wharf Beach	x		x		Manly : Between Manly Wharf and Manly Oceanworld, lots of restaurants nearby
Old Quarantine Station
Reef Beach
Store Beach
Washaway Beach					Manly : Clontarf : Near Grotto Point
North Harbour			x		Between North Harbour and Wellings Reserve

Northern Harbour Beaches (40)

Hawkesbury River (6)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Bradleys Beach					Dangar Island in Hawkesbury River
Dead Horse Bay
Eleanor Beach
Gunyan Beach
Hungry Beach					Underneath Hungry Hill in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Little Patonga Beach					Belongs to Gosford
Pittwater (29)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Avalon Sailing Club
Clareville Beach
Coasters Retreat			x
Currawong Beach
Dark Gully Park
Great Mackerel Beach
Horseshoe Cove
Long Beach		x	x
Lovett Bay					Salvation Creek
Morning Bay
Newport					Small beach at Crescent Rd.
Paradise Beach	x
Portuguese Beach
Refugee Cove
Resolute Beach					Via Resolute Track from West Head Road
Sandy Beach					Palm Beach
Scotland Island North
Scotland Island Northeast					At Pathilda Reserve
Scotland Island Northwest
Scotland Island South
Scotland Island West
Snaperman Beach			x
South Beach
Station Beach			x		Pittwater : Palm Beach : 1,5 km long beach opposite Palm Beach
The Basin	x		x		Pittwater : Part of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Towlers Bay North
Towlers Bay South					Near Woody Point
Towlers Bay West
West Head					Small beach between West Head and Resolute Beach
Cowan Creek (5)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Eleanor Bluffs					Cowan Creek in Hawkesbury River
Fishermans Bay			x
Govett Ridge					Cowan Creek
Little Shark Rock Point			x
Refugee Bay

Southern Harbour Beaches (38)

Botany Bay (11)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Botany Bay North
Botany Foreshores
Congwong Bay Beach			x
Frenchmans Bay			x
Kyeemagh Baths	x
Lady Robinsons Beach	x				Very long beach with several shark nets
Little Congwong Beach
Silver Beach			x
Towra Beach
Towra Spit Beach
Yarra Bay			x
Broken Bay (3)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Commodore Heights
Flint & Steel Beach					The Flint & Steel Track leads from West Head Road to this beach
Flint & Steel Beach 2					Very small beach near Flint & Steel Beach
Port Hacking (20)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Burraneer Bay
Burraneer Bay North
Burraneer Bay Northwest
Dolans Bay North
Dolans Bay West
Grays Point					Dents Creek
Great Turriell Bay
Gunnamatta Bay	x		x
Gunyah Beach
Gymea Baths	x
Hordems Beach			x
Jibbon Beach
Kareena Park
Lilli Pilli Point		x
Maianbar
North West Arm
Salmon Haul Bay
South West Arm					South West Arm Creek in Royal National Park
The Basin
Yowie Bay
Georges River (4)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Connells Bay
Rocky Point
Sandringham Baths	x
Sandringham Bay			x

Pacific Beaches (41)

North of the Heads (25)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Avalon Beach		x	x	x
Basin Beach			x
Bilgola Beach		x	x	x
Bungan Beach
Collaroy Beach		x	x	x
Curl Curl Beach		x	x	x
Dee Why Beach		x	x	x	Warringah : Dee Why : 1 km long sandy beach in front of a wild life reserve around Dee Why lagoon
Fairy Bower Rock Pool		x
Fishermans Beach				x	Part of the Long Reef Aquatic Reserve
Freshwater Beach		x	x	x	Warringah : Harbord : Between Queenscliff and Harbord Cliff
Long Reef Beach			x	x	Warringah : Collaroy : Part of the Long Reef Aquatic Reserve
Manly Beach			x	x	Manly : Famous surf beach
Mona Vale Beach		x	x	x
Narrabeen Beach			x	x
Narrabeen Lakes Entrance			x
Newport Beach		x	x	x
North Curl Curl Beach		x	x	x
North Narrabeen Beach		x	x	x
North Steyne Beach			x	x
Palm Beach		x	x	x	Between Barrenjoey Head and Palm Beach
Queenscliff Beach		x	x	x	Manly : the northen part of Manly Beach with a beautiful rock bath
Shelly Beach			x		Manly : one of Sydney's best restaurants "Le Kiosk" is located here
Turimetta Beach
Warriewood Beach			x	x
Whale Beach		x	x	x
South of the Heads (16)
Beach	Shark Net	Rockpool	Facilities	Life Savers	Description
Boat Harbour					Peninsula
Bondi Beach *		x	x	x	Waverley : Bondi Beach : The most famous surf beach of Sydney
Bronte Beach		x	x	x	Waverley : Bronte : Great to surf and swim with nice cafes and restaurants
Clovelly Bay		x
Coogee Beach		x	x
Elouera Beach			x	x
Glaisher Point		x
Kyle Bay			x
Little Bay
Malabar Beach			x
Maroubra Beach			x	x
North Cronulla Beach		x	x	x
Shelly Beach		x	x		Cronulla
South Cronulla Beach			x	x
Tamarama Bay			x	x	Waverley : Tamarama : Small beach between Bondi and Bronte
Wanda Beach			x	x