Sydney is a city blessed with many beaches. There are 37 beaches. They are located along the entire coastal belt of the city on the Pacific Ocean. There are other beaches in the bays, rivers and harbors of this great city. Sydney being warm all year round generally makes the beaches, a popular hang out place. Different activities take place here from surfing, resting on the warm sand, or indulging in a spot of sea fishing from the rocky shore.
There are the beaches that are on the northern side of the city and those that are on the south. On the northern shores the most popular beaches are Vilgola, Mona Vale, Whale Beach, Palm Beach, Avalon, Dee Why, North, Curl Curl, Queenscliff and Manly Beach. On the southern shores, the main beaches are Bondi Beach, Bronte, Coogee, and Cronulla.
When you are in Sydney you are never more than 30minutes drive away from the beach. They are all accessible via public transport of hired cars.
A peek at some of the popular beaches.
Southern Beaches
Bondi Beach: Bondi Beach is a national Icon of Australia. It is one of the most famous beaches in the world. During the warm and summer days this is the place to be to explore or to just relax. Bondi Beach is about 1km long, and is located around 7km from Sydney’s Central Business area.
Coogee Beach – A great beach for surfing swimming and fishing and spectacular coastal views. It is located 8km to the south east of Sydney Central Business District, and in the Randwick Area.
Cronulla Beach- Cronulla is also known in aborigine as ‘Place of the Pink Seashells’. It is a beachside area located 26km south of Sydney city centre. It’s found on a peninsula surrounded to the north by Botany Bay, the south by Port Hacking, the west by Gunnamatta Bay, and to the east by Bate Bay.
Bronte Beach –It is also a great beach, which is less populated than Bondi and is popular for surfing as well. It is located 8km to the east of Sydney. Bronte is about 2.5km south of Bondi Beach.
Northern Beaches
Palm Beach – This is the beach that is famous for filming of the soap opera ‘Home and Away’. It is located 41km to the north of Sydney’s Central Business District, in the Northern Beaches Region. Some of the attractions in Palm Beach include the famous Barranjoey Lighthous. This is a very high-end area and is donned with very luxurious houses.
Whale Beach – This is another spectacular beach which is located 40km north of Sydney.
Avalon Beach – The Avalon area is a vibrant community with plenty to do and see, and has a perfect beach for relaxing and waves for surfing. It is located 35km north of Sydney city centre.
Manly Beach - Manly is a suburb in the north east of Sydney, located 17km from the city centre. Manly Beach has a long stretch of sand on the ocean side, which follows all the way from Queenscliff Beach to North Steyne Beach and down to Manly Beach. There are other rock pools and beaches in the area called Fairy Bower and Shelley Beach.
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