Bronte Baths, Bronte Beach, Sydney, NSW © Ashlea Wheeler

Sydney's best ocean pools

Bondi Icebergs, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW © Daniel Boud

Bondi Icebergs in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales © Daniel Boud

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Fun fact

Ocean pools have been a Sydney institution for 200 years, with the first ocean pool built by convicts in 1819. There are now over 100 ocean pools across the state.

Bronte Baths, Sydney, NSW © Destination NSW

Bronte Baths in Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales © Destination NSW

Wylie's Baths, Coogee, NSW © Destination NSW

Wylie's Baths in Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales © Destination NSW

Giles Baths, Coogee, NSW © James Vodicka

Giles Baths in Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales © James Vodicka

Travel tip

Visit several coastal pools in one day with an Iconic Ocean Pools Sydney tour. Let Sydney local Alysia show you around her favourite seaside spots.

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Fairy Bower Ocean Pool, Manly, Sydney, NSW © Destination NSW

Fairy Bower Ocean Pool in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales © Destination NSW

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Dawn Fraser Baths, Balmain, Sydney, NSW © Destination NSW

Dawn Fraser Baths in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales © Destination NSW