The Best New South Wales Beaches
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31. Lady Bay Beach
© bfdingo / CC BY Also known as Lady Jane Beach, this little beach is located just around the corner from Camp Cove in Watsons Bay. The beach here sits on the sheltered harbour-facing side of South Head making it and ideal spot for taking a dip, or just taking in the views across the harbour. And don't worry if you forget your cozzie, Lady Bay is also a designated nude bathing area.
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32. Freshwater Beach
© Nigel Howe / CC BY Great for:- Swimming
- Surfing
Just north of Manly Beach, Freshwater Beach is stunningly located between two headlands. There's a small stream at the north end of the beach, hence the name "Freshwater".
It's popularity began in the early 1900s when campers would spend holidays near the beach enjoying the sand and beautiful location. Initially it was the site of a working mens' camp and females were only allowed to visit on Sundays. Tents gave… read more »
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33. Marley Beach
© Philip Terry Graham Great for:- Fishing
Sometimes called Big Marley Beach, this stretch of sand sits within Royal National Park just south of Sydney. One of the largest beaches within reach of the city, its gently sloping orange-yellow sands give way to sand dunes covering an area of 130,000 square metres.
Facing towards the southeast, Marley Beach is just under 400 metres in length, and about the same in depth. Horizontal rocks at its southern end are… read more »
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34. Narrabeen Beach
© Sydney Images / CC BY Great for:- Fishing
- Surfing
Narrabeen Beach is a long stretch of sand and surf north of Collaroy Point and the 20m cliffs at Narrabeen Head. Curving in a gentle arc for 3.6km it backs onto the Narrabeen Lagoon. The name comes from the name of the daughter of the aboriginal chief at the time of early white settlers arriving in the 1840s.
The beach has become something of a mecca for surfers and the north… read more »
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35. Clovelly Beach
© J Bar / CC BY Great for:- Snorkeling
- Fishing
- Swimming
Situated 9 km southeast of downtown Sydney, Clovelly Beach has something for everyone with great sand for castle-building and plenty of marine life for snorkellers and scuba enthusiasts. Lined on either side with concrete promenades and beachfront cafes, the small beach is at the head of a narrow inlet overlooked by Bundock Park to the south.
While the sandy area is a winner with children, the concrete platforms and steps on… read more »
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36. Whale Beach
© Sardaka / CC BY Great for:- Fishing
- Swimming
- Surfing
Whale Beach sits on the narrow peninsula to the north of Avalon with Pittswater on one side and Dolphin Bay on the other. The origins of the name are unknown, but most likely refer to a beached whale.
As the Northern Beaches developed in the 1950s, the area became a popular residential neighbourhood. However, one bungalow that predates that time is Careen House. Now heritage listed, the sandstone home was designed… read more »
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37. Turimetta Beach
© Maurice van Creij / CC BY Great for:- Fishing
Turimetta Beach is something of a hidden gem in Sydney's Northern Beaches neighbourhood. At about 350 metres long and with an average width of only 2 metres, it is not the largest beach in the area, but that doesn't make its soft clean sands any less attractive.
Ringed on its landward side by sheer cliffs that rise between 20 and 30 metres up, the shoreline of Turimetta Beach is also dotted… read more »
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38. Duranbah Beach // Gold Coast
Great for:- Surfing
Dee-bah as it's known to the locals is the most northerly of New South Wales' many beaches. In fact, it's so close to the Queensland border that you can walk up to the headland here in just a couple of minutes, and find yourself in a different timezone.
The beach is a bit of a geographical lash up; set on the Queensland side of the Tweed River it is part of… read more »
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39. Baragoot Beach
Steve Bittinger Great for:- Fishing
- Surfing
3 km of sand stretching from Cuttagee Point and backed by a section of the Biamanga National Park.
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40. Belongil Beach
© Bex Walton Great for:- Surfing
Byron Bay's Belongil Beach sits on a sandbar which runs for 2.5 kilometres from Main Beach car park to the mouth of Belongil Creek. On its opposite side is Tyagarah Beach.
Less crowded than Main Beach, Belongil Beach is generally considered a good place to swim and otherwise enjoy the water, with lifeguard patrols at its southern end between the red and yellow flags.
Its expansive stretch of sand is a… read more »
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41. Flint and Steel Beach
© Martin7d2 Situated close to the northernmost point of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park north of Sydney, Flint and Steel Beach is an area of sand just a few tens of metres in length. Overlooking the Hawkesbury River, it can only be reached on foot or by boat. The nearest car park is located approximately one kilometre away in either direction along a signposted path.
Backed by a grassy hillock, both sides of Flint… read more »
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42. Birdie Beach
Ray Hayward Great for:- Surfing
Birdie Beach is located within Munmorah State Conservation Area between Sydney and Newcastle. For much of its length it is nothing more than a pristine stretch of sand backed by low dunes and grasses before giving way to Elizabeth Bay Drive.
The exact length of Birdie Beach is difficult to determine since it runs without break into Mackenzie Reserve Budgewoi Beach on its southern side and Red Ochre Beach on… read more »
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43. Jibbon Beach
VirtualWolf Located at the point at which the southern Sydney suburbs rub up against the Royal National Park, Jibbon Beach and the nearby Little Jibbon Beach face north into the outer reaches of Port Hacking.
Jibbon Beach is approximately 700 meters in length and made up of clean yellow sands dotted with occasional flat rock protruding up from beneath the surface. Part shaded by trees and other shrubs, it takes its name… read more »
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44. Miners Beach
Brian Tolagson Great for:- Surfing
Backed by grassy bluffs, Miners Beach is a blend of large pebbles and fine light sand. An unofficial nudist beach on the Port Macquarie coastline, it can be reached via the steps leading down from Green Point car park. Its unofficial nature means that police crackdowns on naturist bathing sometimes takes place, although there's rarely large numbers who congregate here.
Part of this reason is that the beach almost entirely disappears… read more »
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45. The Pass
© Ricardo Flores Great for:read more »- Family
- Swimming
- Surfing
