Bondi Beach	Bronte Beach	The Spit	Palm Beach
Palm Beach	Narrabeen	Collaroy

In Sydney, except in the far western suburbs, you're never far from a beach. Between the Hawkesbury River in the north and the Royal National Park in the south, the city is dotted with many Pacific beaches, starting with Palm Beach in the north to Cronulla in the south.

Generally speaking the Pacific beaches fall into two categories, those on the North Shore such as Manly, Narrabeen and Palm Beach and those on the South Shore which include Bondi, Coogee and Cronulla. Inside the harbour itself, there are hundreds of smaller sandy coves.

See the list below for a description of the more popular Pacific beaches in Sydney:

Manly Beach
On the Northern side of the Harbour, it is the access point to the Northern Peninsula. This is one of Sydney's longest and most beautiful ocean beaches. The surfing beach at Manly is about three km long and has three names, North Steyne, South Steyne and Queenscliff. There is a wide choice of places to eat and drink, from fast-food outlets to quality seafood, steak, Asian and Italian restaurants.

Coogee Beach
This is a small and intimate beach of Sydney. A number of hotels have come up in this area. A large number of 'Backpacker' style establishments are also available, as well as a wide variety of cafes and restaurants - many with open air (pavement) seating.

Narrabeen Beach
Narrabeen is part of Sydney's famous northern beaches stretch that lies at the northern end of a broad three-mile stretch of sand. This beach is famous as one of the great surf breaks of the world. Narrabeen Lake empties out to the sea at the north end of Narrabeen Beach. There is a public caravan park on the north bank of the outlet of Narrabeen Lake.

Collaroy Beach
The southern, Collaroy end, of the beach faces north east and is sheltered from the southerlies, while exposed to summer's north easterlies. It is a popular and safe beach, located on the main Pittwater Road and next to the Collaroy shops.

Bronte Beach
Bronte Beach lies just south of Tamarama. The beach is set in a picturesque valley, occupied by Bronte Park covering 10ha and one of the nicest oases on the south side. One can go and enjoy the park, and watch the surf.

Whale Beach
Stretched out on Sydney's northern peninsula, Whale Beach is a good place for children and offers picnic and barbecue facilities. Stretch out on the clean sand or decamp to the 25 metre ocean pool at the southern end.

Dee Why Beach
Dee Why Beach runs for 1.8 km from the base of Long Reef Point to Dee Why Point. The beach is backed by Long Reef Reserve and golf course in the north. This beach has a lot to offer with surfing, one can also enjoy the parks and rock pool.

Palm Beach
Located on Sydney's most northern extremity, Palm Beach is home to countless millionaires, film people and artists and is arguably the most pictureque beach in Sydney.

Freshwater Beach
This is one of Sydney's smaller beaches, is just 350m long, however it is also one of the more popular beach. This beach is a little risky for swimming.