SHARKY, NSW

Beach

Swimming is not recommended at this beach. This beach is UNPATROLLED. The closest PATROLLED beach to the north is Coledale beach which is approx 1km. The closest PATROLLED beach to the south is Austinmer beach which is approx 1.5km. These are three hazardous little used beaches owing to the dominant rocks and rips, while Brickyard also has boat traffic. Containing the prominent Brickyard and Bells points, with three rock-dominated beaches in between (NSW 359-361). The main road parallels the rear of the beaches providing views and good access. The first is Sharky Beach (NSW 359), which lies right beside Lawrence Hargraves Drive, with a car park at the northern end just off the drive. The beach is 450 m long with substantial rock platforms at each end and a reef off the northern half of the beach. Larger waves break on the reef, reform and surge up the steep beach face with a strong permanent rip running out the centre of the beach. A second bar and rip occupy the southern half of the beach.

Swimming

Swimming is not recommended at this beach. This beach is unpatrolled. The closest PATROLLED beach to the north is Coledale beach which is approx 1km. The closest PATROLLED beach to the south is Austinmer beach which is approx 1.5km. These are three hazardous little used beaches owing to the dominant rocks and rips, while Brickyard also has boat traffic.

Surfing

The northern reef at Sharky, called Sharkies, can produce good lefts and rights under low to moderate swell. At Brickyard surfers park here to paddle out to the tip of the rock platform off the point where there is a steep right reef break called Headlands. It breaks best when the swell exceeds 1.5 m and is only for experienced surfers.

Fishing

All three offer good beach and rock gutters, together with the boat ramp at Brickyard

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