Clontarf Beach, Sydney: Swimming pool & Jungle Float water park

Clontarf Beach on Sydney’s Middle Harbour offers a shark-netted swimming pool and the Jungle Float water park. You can visit on the Spit Bridge to Manly Walk.

What is Clontarf Beach, Sydney?

Clontarf Beach on Middle Harbour is one of the most popular beaches for families in Sydney.

This is partly because a large sandy spit of land pushes out into Sydney Harbour, creating a much bigger beach than you’d expect from looking at the map.

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Where is Clontarf Beach, Sydney?

Clontarf Beach is on Middle Harbour. It’s on the eastern side, facing the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and the Spit Bridge.

This Middle Harbour Beach is also a highlight of the Spit Bridge to Manly Walk. You can stop here for a swim before moving on towards Castle Rock Beach and some of Sydney’s best Aboriginal rock art on Dobroyd Head.

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Is it safe to swim at Clontarf Beach?

Swimming at Clontarf Beach is about as safe as swimming at a Sydney beach gets. Dobroyd Head provides enormous protection from the ocean swells, so the water tends to be at duckpond levels most of the time.

The beach slopes gently, although the water does get surprisingly deep, and you need to keep an eye out for boats.

There’s also a large, shark-netted seawater pool at Clontarf Beach. This swimming enclosure is the best place to take a dip.

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Jungle Float water park at Clontarf Beach, Sydney

Other reasons to visit Clontarf Beach include the Clontarf Beach playground and the Clontarf Reserve. The latter is a big park with plenty of space for ball games.

Clontarf Beach is also home to the Jungle Float water park.

This floating water park is a little like a soft play area that happens to be on the water. Jungle Float, Clontarf comes with trampolines, rope swings, a water slide and a diving board.

60 minute sessions at Jungle Float cost $30 per person. There are no age limits, but children who can’t swim are barred.

For more information, visit the attraction’s website.