Swimming Spots Sydney & Surrounds

Turquoise rockpool on an elevated rock shelf beneath a cliff near Back Beach, Crescent Head

The Crescent Rockpool, Crescent Head: Back Beac...

A turquoise rockpool on a raised shelf beneath a cliff near Crescent Head, reached by a beach walk and rock scramble. Go at low tide in slight swell only.

The Crescent Rockpool, Crescent Head: Back Beac...

A turquoise rockpool on a raised shelf beneath a cliff near Crescent Head, reached by a beach walk and rock scramble. Go at low tide in slight swell only.

Crystal-clear turquoise water over a rippled sandy bottom in Korogoro Creek at Hat Head

Korogoro Creek, Hat Head: How to Float 'The Drift'

A crystal-clear tidal creek at Hat Head on the Macleay Valley Coast, famous for floating 'the drift' on an incoming tide. When to go and how to do it safely.

Korogoro Creek, Hat Head: How to Float 'The Drift'

A crystal-clear tidal creek at Hat Head on the Macleay Valley Coast, famous for floating 'the drift' on an incoming tide. When to go and how to do it safely.

Turquoise waves rolling onto Cabarita Beach below the green slopes of Norries Headland on the Tweed Coast

Cabarita Beach, Tweed Coast: Swimming, Surf & H...

A relaxed, patrolled Tweed Coast beach with pandanus-lined dunes, right-hand breaks and a sunrise walk over Norries Headland.

Cabarita Beach, Tweed Coast: Swimming, Surf & H...

A relaxed, patrolled Tweed Coast beach with pandanus-lined dunes, right-hand breaks and a sunrise walk over Norries Headland.

Golden sand and rolling surf along Tallow Beach, with Cape Byron's forested headland rising at the northern end

Tallow Beach, Byron Bay: Cosy Corner, Swimming ...

Byron's long, wild southern beach, from Cape Byron to Broken Head. Where to find calmer water at Cosy Corner, how to get there and how to stay safe in the...

Tallow Beach, Byron Bay: Cosy Corner, Swimming ...

Byron's long, wild southern beach, from Cape Byron to Broken Head. Where to find calmer water at Cosy Corner, how to get there and how to stay safe in the...

Longboarders in the lineup at The Pass, Byron Bay, with Cape Byron behind

The Pass, Byron Bay: Swimming, Surf & Fisherman...

Byron Bay's iconic point break, with glassy swims on calm mornings, dolphins in the waves and big views from Fisherman's Lookout.

The Pass, Byron Bay: Swimming, Surf & Fisherman...

Byron Bay's iconic point break, with glassy swims on calm mornings, dolphins in the waves and big views from Fisherman's Lookout.

Pandanus trees and gentle waves at Wategos Beach below Cape Byron

Wategos Beach, Byron Bay: Sheltered Swims Below...

A sheltered, pandanus-lined bay beneath Cape Byron with gentle waves, clear water and some of the first sun in Australia. Here's how to swim it and get there.

Wategos Beach, Byron Bay: Sheltered Swims Below...

A sheltered, pandanus-lined bay beneath Cape Byron with gentle waves, clear water and some of the first sun in Australia. Here's how to swim it and get there.