Swimming Spots Sydney & Surrounds

Clear, sheltered water in the horseshoe-shaped cove of Honeymoon Bay, framed by bushland on the Beecroft Peninsula

Honeymoon Bay Rock Pools, Jervis Bay: Opening T...

A sheltered horseshoe cove on Defence land at Jervis Bay, with natural tidal rock pools on its eastern edge. Open only on set days, so check before you go.

Honeymoon Bay Rock Pools, Jervis Bay: Opening T...

A sheltered horseshoe cove on Defence land at Jervis Bay, with natural tidal rock pools on its eastern edge. Open only on set days, so check before you go.

Dark hexagonal volcanic columns at Bombo Quarry beside Bombo Beach

Bombo Beach, Kiama: Wild Surf Beside the Basalt...

A wild, unpatrolled surf beach north of Kiama beside an old quarry of dark hexagonal volcanic columns. Here's how to visit safely and when a swim is on.

Bombo Beach, Kiama: Wild Surf Beside the Basalt...

A wild, unpatrolled surf beach north of Kiama beside an old quarry of dark hexagonal volcanic columns. Here's how to visit safely and when a swim is on.

Calm water and pale sand at Depot Beach backed by forest in Murramarang National Park

Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park: Swimmin...

A rainforest-fringed bay north of Batemans Bay with calm shallows, reef at both ends and kangaroos behind the dunes. Here's how to swim it safely.

Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park: Swimmin...

A rainforest-fringed bay north of Batemans Bay with calm shallows, reef at both ends and kangaroos behind the dunes. Here's how to swim it safely.

White sand and clear turquoise water at Hyams Beach on Jervis Bay

Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay: Swimming, Parking & Wh...

Famously white sand and calm, clear water on Jervis Bay's southern shore. Here's how to swim Hyams Beach, when to go and how to handle the tight parking.

Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay: Swimming, Parking & Wh...

Famously white sand and calm, clear water on Jervis Bay's southern shore. Here's how to swim Hyams Beach, when to go and how to handle the tight parking.