About us
Join a group of likeminded Snorkelling and freediving enthusiasts. Join us here and on Facebook where you can connect and engage with the community between dives https://www.facebook.com/share/g/hrN5XcUgQmFpZJAq/
We will try to meet each weekend at one of the many fantastic Snorkelling locations across Sydney and the occasional road trip further afield. Our home base will be Shelly Beach at Manly, as it would have to be, arguably, the best place in Sydney to snorkel. Other sites will include; Clovelly, Gordon's Bay, Freshwater, Chowder Bay, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Bare Island, Fairlight Beach and many others. The calm waters of Shelly Beach are ideal for the beginner and advanced alike. We would love for you to join our group and come explore the many underwater treasures Sydney has to offer.
This is a link to our YouTube channel. Click subscribe to receive updates. We generally try to Post a video after each meetup. You might be able to see some of the aquatic fauna you may have missed. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/@sydneysnorkllingmeetup9611/videos
Please use this link to find out all you need to know about snorkelling.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11CRr6l-tKXezyxoRRV7FcU7-xBTz1pd3mDoFExZPAHY \
Thanks to Tara for putting this comprehensive guide together.
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Snorkeling at Freshwater Beach
Freshwater Rockpool, 4 Lumsdaine Drive, Freshwater, AUFreshwater 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.
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Grey Nurse Sharks at Bushrangers Bay, Bombo Quarry and Hill 60 🦈🦈🦈
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=ysZd8tzM34sThis 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.
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Past events
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