Swimming Spots Sydney & Surrounds

A tiny hidden cove on the Hermitage Foreshore Walk where you can float in flat harbour water and look straight at the Harbour Bridge.

A tiny hidden cove on the Hermitage Foreshore Walk where you can float in flat harbour water and look straight at the Harbour Bridge.

A netted harbour beach on Chowder Bay with a famous jetty, seahorses below and a big shady reserve. Swim tips, parking and current works.

A netted harbour beach on Chowder Bay with a famous jetty, seahorses below and a big shady reserve. Swim tips, parking and current works.

A calm, netted harbour inlet in Vaucluse crossed by a 1910 timber suspension bridge. How to swim it, and how to get in while the car park is closed.

A calm, netted harbour inlet in Vaucluse crossed by a 1910 timber suspension bridge. How to swim it, and how to get in while the car park is closed.

A tiny hidden harbour cove below the Spit to Manly walk, with flat, clear water, sandstone boulders and no facilities. Here's how to find it.

A tiny hidden harbour cove below the Spit to Manly walk, with flat, clear water, sandstone boulders and no facilities. Here's how to find it.

A quiet, sheltered Middle Harbour beach in Mosman with calm, clear water and a shady picnic reserve behind the sand.

A quiet, sheltered Middle Harbour beach in Mosman with calm, clear water and a shady picnic reserve behind the sand.

Netted enclosures, heritage baths and tiny walk-in coves: 14 calm-water Sydney Harbour swims, with tide, parking and water-quality tips for each.

Netted enclosures, heritage baths and tiny walk-in coves: 14 calm-water Sydney Harbour swims, with tide, parking and water-quality tips for each.

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