# The best Sydney beaches for…

URL: https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/

Ranked guides, each with the reason for every pick, the catch, and the nearest place to stay.

- [The best Sydney beaches to stay at](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/beach-to-stay/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/beach-to-stay/index.md)): Manly, Coogee and Bondi are the best Sydney beaches to stay at: each has hostels and hotels within five minutes’ walk of the sand.
- [The best Sydney beaches for kids](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/kids/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/kids/index.md)): Clovelly is the best Sydney beach for kids: calm water behind a breakwater, lifeguards all year and a playground behind the sand.
- [The calmest Sydney beaches for toddlers](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/toddlers/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/toddlers/index.md)): Gunnamatta Bay’s netted tidal baths at Cronulla are the calmest swim in Sydney for a toddler: no waves at all.
- [The best Sydney beaches for swimming](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/swimming/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/swimming/index.md)): Clovelly and Coogee are the best Sydney beaches for swimming: both are sheltered and patrolled all year, and both have pools for rough days.
- [The best Sydney beaches for surfing](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/surfing/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/surfing/index.md)): Manly is the best Sydney beach to learn to surf and stay by the waves: gentle waves at the south end, a surf school and beds on the sand.
- [The best Sydney beaches to stay at without a car](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/without-a-car/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/without-a-car/index.md)): Cronulla and Manly are the easiest Sydney beaches without a car.
- [The best Sydney beaches for a cheap stay](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/budget/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/budget/index.md)): Coogee is the best Sydney beach on a budget: when we checked, hostel beds two to five minutes from the sand were $65–$83 a night.
- [The best Sydney beaches in winter](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/winter/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/winter/index.md)): Bondi, Coogee, Maroubra and Clovelly are patrolled all year, so they are the best Sydney beaches for a winter swim.
- [The best Sydney beaches for snorkelling](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/snorkelling/) ([Markdown](https://sydneybeachside.com.au/best/snorkelling/index.md)): Shelly Beach at Manly is the best snorkelling in Sydney for most people: sheltered, fairly shallow and inside a no-take marine reserve.