THE BEST Beaches in Sydney
From secluded coves to lively shorelines — find the best beaches in Sydney with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.
🏖️ Beaches in Sydney
- Bondi Beach — The most iconic beach, famous for waves, coastal walks and beachside cafés.
- Manly Beach — A relaxed beach on the North Shore, reached by a scenic ferry from Circular Quay.
- Coogee Beach — A family-friendly beach at the end of the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk.
- Bronte Beach — A popular beach with a seawater pool and a grassy park for picnics.
- Tamarama Beach — A small, stylish beach between Bondi and Bronte, nicknamed Glamarama.
- Clovelly Beach — A narrow beach in a rocky bay, popular with snorkellers and families.
- Maroubra Beach — A long, open beach with strong surf and a National Surfing Reserve.
- Freshwater Beach — Freshwater Beach is a sheltered beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches between Curl Curl and Queenscliff, with a rock pool, surf culture, and the site where Duke Kahanamoku introduced surfing to Australia in 1914.
- Narrabeen Beach — A long northern beach with consistent surf and a lagoon.
- Palm Beach — A northern peninsula beach with Pittwater and ocean sides, home to Home and Away filming.
- Cronulla Beach — A southern beach with a long boardwalk, surf culture and the Royal National Park nearby.
- Balmoral Beach — A calm, harbour-side beach with bathers’ pavilions and cafés.
- Shelly Beach — A sheltered cove at Cabbage Tree Bay, popular for snorkelling and diving.
- Watsons Bay Beach — A small beach near the famous Doyle’s seafood restaurant.
- Lady Martins Beach — A quiet harbour beach at Point Piper with picnic areas.
- Gordons Bay — A small, rocky bay between Clovelly and Coogee with an underwater nature trail.
- Redleaf Beach — A harbour beach in Double Bay with a shark-net pool and kiosk.
- Seven Shillings Beach — A small, exclusive harbour beach in Point Piper.
- Little Manly Beach — A calm, family-friendly beach near Manly Cove.
- Collaroy Beach — Collaroy Beach is a long sandy beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches with a surf club, rock pool, and beachfront apartments, popular with families and surfers.