Wollongong·New South Wales

City Beach

4.536 reviews
🌤️Mostly Clear15°C

Sheltered by rocky headlands and patrolled by lifeguards, this north-facing beach delivers reliable conditions perfect for families seeking calm waters and young children's swimming lessons. Surfers and snorkellers appreciate the consistent waves and nearby rock pools teeming with marine life, while the adjacent coastal park offers picnic spots with water views. Its distinctive rock shelf creates natural pools ideal for exploring sea creatures at low tide.

4.5
Rating
36
Reviews
1
Photos
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Good to Swim

Pollution forecast for City Beach

Source: Beachwatch NSW

Conditions Right Now

3.2ft
Wave Height
2.4ft SE
Swell
9.8s
Period

Wave direction: SE (133°) · Updated just now

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Facilities

Safe Swimming
🚻
Toilets
🅿️
Parking
Free
Cafe / Kiosk
🏄
Lifeguard Patrol
weekends-only
Accessible

Photos

Beach photo 1
Location
-34.4251, 150.9055

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What Visitors Say

4.5· 36 reviews
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s vivekananda

4 months ago

Appropriately named beach is next to lighthouse with stairs leading from car park. There are safety flags in between which you can swim with lifeguards around. It's more popular during the weekend. T…

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Jun Herrera

a year ago

Again, it is another great place to enjoy summer swimming. Clean water. Guarded by council life savers surfers club. Good for family picnics. Very close to parking space. All around the beach access a…

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Pixel Le'bon

4 months ago

Vast white sand beach with waves and a nice view towards the lighthouse. Lifeguards on duty during some hours of the day. Public toilets available across the street. Parking can be tricky on weekends …

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Rebecca

2 years ago

Good patrolled spot. No shade and it was too breezy for our umbrella. Bathrooms were clean. I love that there is a cafe at the beach entrance. The view of the lighthouse and passing ships is great…

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Fahriar Ahmed

a year ago

Nice and quiet beach. Very well maintained and clean. Lot of Parking 🅿️ spot. Only issue toilets are 5/6 mins walk from this spot.

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