Sydney Snorkelling Meetup Group

Snorkeling at Freshwater Beach

Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM AEDT

Freshwater Rockpool, 4 Lumsdaine Drive, Freshwater, AU

Freshwater is a beautiful beach just North of Manly.

As it is an open beach, it will be subject to surf conditions, and would not be suitable for absolute beginners even in very calm conditions. That being said, we can have Fairlight Beach as a back up plan if it is too rough.

We can meet in the car park above the ocean pool at 11am and make a decision once we see what it is like. https://goo.gl/maps/rsoULhHoAk72

If one of our locals can get there early and let us know if it is suitable that would be great. The only Beach Cam I could find is this.

https://brasurf.com.au/cam/freshwater

So, keep an eye on the group chat.

Grey Nurse Sharks at Bushrangers Bay, Bombo Quarry and Hill 60 🦈🦈🦈

Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM AEDT

Hill 60, Hill 60, Port Kembla NSW 2505, Australia, Port Kembla, AU

🦈🦈🦈 Snorkel with Grey Nurse Sharks at Bushrangers Bay. Plus Bombo Quarry and Hill 60 🦈🦈🦈

Lets make more of a day of it this time. We can meet at Hill 60, Port Kembla, to start the day. Location. https://maps.app.goo.gl/zCd6vFzzy1jLtr1U9

Here is an old video of us there previously.

https://youtu.be/O3eRU6urL3c and https://youtu.be/E87V2h0yqwE

It is a WW11 fortification structure and very interesting to explore.

Then we will head to Bushrangers Bay. Plenty of old videos here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYRYB4RPoeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlz9OzI-ikA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFHCIAGnpwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysZd8tzM34s

This is a video from our trip there in November 2025.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trVRVtLsc6s

This one is from earlythis year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUXqDQ7aGkI

The latest trip is here. https://youtu.be/9KGL2fmYsug

If you want to just come for the snorkel with Grey Nurse Sharks we will be here https://goo.gl/maps/sAKb99g91ms at Bushrangers around 11:30.

It really is quite the experience snorkeling so close to these amazing, gentle creatures. Hopefully there will be plenty of them about.

Bushrangers Bay is located at Bass Point near Shellharbour, approx 85km or an hour and three quarters south of Sydney. It is a Marine Reserve, with plenty of sea life.

We can have a late lunch afterwards at Shellharbour Ocean Beach Hotel. On the sundeck overlooking Shellharbour.

http://www.oceanbeachhotel.com.au/

After lunch, for those still keen on adventure, we can head to Bombo Quarry. Here is an old YouTube of that experience. https://youtu.be/E87V2h0yqwE featuring Hill 60 also.

Parking is located here at Bombo Beach Car Park. https://maps.app.goo.gl/K6H7j6CwEUrxJrh67

Then we head for home.

This is the point where we park 👇👇👇for Bushrangers, then follow the path down the wooden steps to the Beach and look for us on the left of the 'beach'!

https://goo.gl/maps/sAKb99g91ms on google maps.

Please feel free to post up messages here if you require or are able to offer a lift.

Oak Park to Salmon Haul Bay Snorkel.

Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM AEDT

Oak Park, Cronulla, 1 jibbon Street, Cronulla, AU

Snorkelling from Oak Park to Salmon Haul Bay, Cronulla.

We can meet at the end of Jibbon Street at 11.00am.

https://goo.gl/maps/cpP8w1NDVv52

This time is close to the peak of the high tide where the visibility should be at its best and the current at its lowest.

Feel free to stay around Oak Park if you don't feel confident with the snorkel to Salman Haul Bay. Or if it is rough there, feel free to walk round to Salmon Haul Bay where it is much more protected and meet us there.

Last year was indeed too rough. but we still enjoyed a snorkel at both locations, however we walked between the two.

It's an easy entry point to the right of the rock pool. We can explore here for awhile before we head off on our journey.

Once we reach our destination we can again explore for awhile then head back to Oak Park via the costal walking track.

We can grab a coffee and something to eat after at a nearby cafe. Or follow the path to Cronulla.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

NB; Our regular Sunday weekly Un-hosted Snorkel will still be going ahead at Shelly Beach.

🎄🎅🎄Traditional Bondi Beach Christmas Day Snorkel - All Welcome🎄🎅🎄

Fri, Dec 25 · 11:00 AM AEDT

Biddigal Reserve, Ramsgate Ave, North Bondi, NS, AU

Feel free to call me on 0431641077 if you cannot locate us. We should be gathered on the grass above the pools at North Bondi Beach.

🎄🎅🎄Traditional Bondi Beach Christmas Day Snorkel - All Welcome🎄🎅🎄

Come down and catch up for a Traditional Aussie Christmas at Bondi Beach. This will be our 9th year celebrating our annual Xmas snorkel at Bondi.

Over the past few years a number of us have also enjoyed a delicious Free Christmas Lunch afterwards, put on by The Bondi Surf Club.

Here is a previous Xmas Meetup to give you an idea of what to expect.

https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Sydney-Snorkeling-Meetup/events/257077228/

As usual, we will meet at the North Bondi Pool at 11:00 am, hopefully it will be a calm day and we can snorkel the north side of Bondi, exploring her underwater beauty. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Exact location is https://goo.gl/maps/L7yMWYKavaJ2

Plenty of our previous adventures here on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@sydneysnorkllingmeetup9611/videos

My contact number is 0431641077