Warringah Beaches

Warringah is home to some of Sydney's most scenic coastline and cleanest beaches. There are nine patrolled beaches covering 185 hectares of sand, forshore, dunes, lagoons and bluffs, and six rockpools.

Over many years Warringah's beaches have played host to a number of national and international surfing championships and have since gained a reputation for being among the top surfing beaches in the world.

To find out more about the beaches in Warringah, select from the following list:

• Collaroy
• Dee Why
• Freshwater
• Long Reef
• Narrabeen
• North Curl Curl
• North Narrabeen
• South Curl Curl
• South Narrabeen

Summer Swimming Season 2009-2010

North Narrabeen, Collaroy, Long Reef, Dee Why, North Curl Curl, South Curl Curl and Freshwater.

• 3 October - 29 November 2009, 9am-5pm
• 30 November 2009 - 21 February 2010, 9am-6pm
• 22 February - 25 April 2010, 9am-5pm

These beaches are patrolled weekend and public holidays by lifeguards and volunteers and Monday to Friday by lifeguards during the dates listed above.

Narrabeen and South Narrabeen are patrolled by professional lifeguards and Surf Life Saving Club volunteers on weekends and public holidays during October, November, December, January, February, March and April. During the summer school holidays - 21 December 2009 to 24 January 2010, these beaches are patrolled seven days a week by professional lifeguards and also volunteers on the weekends and public holidays.

Parking

Parking at Warringah beaches is free for vehicles with a Warringah Council parking sticker. Pay'n'Display is available for those without. The cost for Pay'n'Display parking is:

• Monday to Friday - $5 an hour or $8 all day
• Weekends - $25 all day

There are designated disabled car spaces available.

Transport

Click on Sydney Buses for timetables of buses to all our beaches.

Latest reports

• Bureau of Meteorology

• Manly Hydraulics Laboratory
  

Booking a Beach or Reserve

To hold a large event in Warringah on public open space complete a Reserves Booking form and return it by fax. Please follow up with a phone call on 9942 2545 so we can discuss your requirements and check availability of your desired location

• Reserves Booking Application (PDF, 200KB)
• For applications for filming or stills photography in Warringah see
  Filming in Warringah.