Wylie’s Baths, Coogee: Best swimming time, cost & opening hours

Wylie’s Baths, Coogee, is an ocean pool cut into the rocks and fed by the tides. This Sydney pool has calmer waters for swimming around low tide.

Wylie’s Baths, Coogee, is one of New South Wales’ fabulous ocean pools. It is run as a not-for-profit community pool, and is one of the most spectacular places to swim in Sydney.

This Sydney swimming pool was established by champion long distance swimmer Henry Alexander Wylie in 1907. Since then, it has been a popular – and highly atmospheric – swimming spot enjoyed by many a Coogee day-tripper.

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Where is Wylie’s Baths

Wylie’s Baths lies south of Coogee Beach. It’s at the bottom end of the Grant Reserve, with the nearest road being Neptune Street. It’s an easy walk from the main shops and pubs of Coogee, but you kind of need to know Wylie’s Baths is there to be able to find it.

Wylie's Baths in Coogee, Sydney — Wylie’s Baths in Coogee, Sydney. Photo courtesy of Destination NSW.

Best time to swim at Wylie’s Baths

This Sydney ocean pool is fed and flushed by the tides. At high tide, new sea water powers in, and if the swell is up, this can create quite rough swimming conditions. Not to mention heavy doses of ocean spray crashing against the pool wall.

If you prefer to swim in calmer waters, then aim to get to Wylies Baths around low tide. Conditions are calmest three hours either side.

The nature of the pool means marine life lives there. You might see fish, sea urchins and octopuses. The floor is left in it natural rock state. For reports on conditions, visit the Baths’ website.

Wylie’s Baths costs and opening hours

It costs $5.50 for a single ticket swim at Wylie’s Baths, Coogee. The opening hours are between 7am and 5pm from April to September, and 7am to 7pm from October to April.

Other great ocean pools in New South Wales include Bogey Hole in Newcastle, the Aslings Beach Rock Pool in Eden and the Blowhole Point Ocean Pool in Kiama.