About Manly

Welcome to Manly...

Nowhere in the world is quite like Manly. On its own small peninsula, it's bounded by Sydney Harbour, the Sydney Harbour National Park. Manly is the gateway to the northern beaches.

The area is 16.26km² and has a boundary 39.4km, of which 29.9km is a water margin. Manly prides itself on its rich history and natural environment. 

Manly is more than a beach...

One of the first seaside resorts to allow daylight swimming and surfing back in 1903, Manly offers the unique combination of wide ocean beaches on one side and serene sandy harbour coves and inlets on the other.

Try the oceanside surfing beaches and coves of Manly for active water sports:

• surfing
• windsurfing
• parasailing
• snorkelling
• scuba diving

Or simply sunbathe, take a dip in one of the saltwater swimming pools or swim off the patrolled beaches. For a different beach experience enjoy the sheltered sandy beach and gentle waves at Manly Cove, on the harbour side right next to the Wharf - ideal for:

• quiet family picnics
• sailing
• fishing
• building sandcastles
• just relaxing in the sun.

Join the visitors and locals on the long beachfront promenade and cycleways to:

• stroll
• jog
• rollerblade
• bike ride.

Other activities include:

• beach volleyball
• tennis
• golf
• croquet.

For safety in the surf you should only swim between the red and yellow flags which mark the safest swimming areas.

Manly's beaches are patrolled year-round by lifeguards.

last updated 04/09