Ocean Rock Pools Australia

Ocean Rock Pools NSW South of Sydney

The Ultimate Guide to the Illawarra and NSW South Coast's Ocean Rock Pools
and the people who love them

How to get to every ocean pool in NSW south of Sydney and what to expect when you get there

Cronulla rock pool

Cronulla

The Sutherland Shire's awesome foursome of ocean rock pools

Shellharbour olympic pool

Illawarra

All the ocean pools from the Wollongong region, just a short drive south from Sydney

NSW South Coast Ocean Pool

South Coast

From Mollymook to Eden there's a few ocean rock pools that are worth the time to explore

Do a lap and swim them all!

Our short term goal is to do a lap and swim in all of the ocean rock pools South of Sydney

We plan on documenting what we find along the way, from The Sutherland Shire to the Far South Coast, we have you covered.

As a family of ocean pool lovers, we’ve set ourselves the almighty task of swimming in all of Australia’s ocean pools. In doing so we hope to create the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to follow in our footsteps.

We’re starting our journey in our own backyard. We live in Wollongong, and love to holiday down the far south coast. Many of the ocean pools in the Illawarra are already ticked off our list, and we can’t wait to add some more!

Rock pool Coalcliff

As a family of ocean pool lovers, we’ve set ourselves the almighty task of swimming in all of Australia’s ocean pools. In doing so we hope to create the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to follow in our footsteps.

We’re starting our journey in our own backyard. We live in Wollongong, and love to holiday down the far south coast. Many of the ocean pools in the Illawarra are already ticked off our list, and we can’t wait to add some more!

Creating a guide to the South Coast's ocean pools and their facilities

Everything you need to know before you pack your cossies and towel. Jump in the car and head south down the Princes Highway

From Cronulla to Bermagui’s Blue Pool, the South Coast has much to offer the ocean rock pool enthusiast. Wollongong is home to more than 15 alone. Surely more fit into this area than most other stretches of coast, a rock pool dipper’s delight!

Aslings beach rock pool

Our latest ocean pool adventures

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Get inspired to go and dive into one or more of our beautiful ocean rock pools today

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