North Bondi

Wally Weekes Pool, Bondi Beach

Visitor info

Highlight: Too full at high tide, too shallow at low tide. Time your visit.
Entry: Free
Open: Open at all times, but tidal. Best about an hour after high tide.
Cleaning: No cleaning needed. The pool empties with every low tide and refills on the next one.
Where: Ramsgate Ave, North Bondi NSW 2026 (on the rock shelf past the children's pool)
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History

Tucked into the rock shelf at the northern end of Bondi Beach, this modified tidal pool can give you a Goldilocks moment or two. Too much water at high tide with waves crashing in, too little at low tide when you can barely get your ankles wet. But time it for about an hour after high tide and it should be just right. A lovely spot to feel the saltwater on your skin and the sand beneath your feet in a pool named after one of the founders of the North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club.

Water temperature by month

Much the same right along this stretch of the Sydney coast. Approximate — the water runs about a season behind the air.

Jan 22–23°C

Feb 23–24°C

Mar 23–24°C

Apr 22°C

May 20°C

Jun 19°C

Jul 18°C

Aug 18°C

Sep 18–19°C

Oct 19°C

Nov 20–21°C

Dec 21–22°C

Approximate. Sources disagree by a degree or two. The water lags the air by about a season, so autumn stays warm after the crowds leave and spring stays cold after summer seems to have started.