Maroubra Beach

Edit spot

About

Friggin awesome

Atmosphere:
Maroubra Beach is the often overlooked masterpiece of Sydney's surf beaches. Open to the great Pacific Ocean it receives the full strength of its waves, especially when the sets arrive with power, driven by an east or north-easterly swell. The beach itself stretches approximately a kilometre in length between the arms of a wide bay with a picturesque green, rocky, heath and grass-covered peninsula at the south end and a line of splendid, mysterious, rocky cliffs stretching away into the distance at the north end.

Additional Info:
* Awesome beach. Many breaks. Beach is 1km long!
* Free parking for up to 4 hours.
* Watch out for blue bottles in the summer months

Location

Access

15 mins drive south of Sydney CBD. South of Coogee and 30min drive south of Bondi.

Bus access: take the 353 from Bondi Junction, 395 from central station or 396/397 from the CBD.

Getting there
Walk
Instant access (<5 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
Unknown
Boat required
Unknown
Wave characteristics
Type
Beach break
Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Sandy
Power
Powerful
Frequency
Regular (100 days/year)
Normal length
Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Long (150 to 300m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
Unknown
Swell direction
East, NorthEast
Swell size
3ft-5ft - 6ft+
Tide
Don't know
Tide movement
Don't know
Crowd
Week
Few surfers
Weekend
Crowded

Dangers

Rips / undertow, Rocks, Man-made danger (buoys etc..), Localism, Pollution

Videos

None

Nearby spots

Maroubra North End Point

0.29 miles away

Direction
Left
Bottom
Flat rocks with sand
Frequency
Regular (100 days/year)

honeycombe

0.82 miles away

Direction
Right
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand
Frequency
Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)

Malabar

1.08 miles away

Direction
Left
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Frequency
Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)