Long Beach, Jervis Bay, NSW
On the Beecroft Peninsula, Long Beach in Jervis Bay is a 2km white sand beach protected from ocean swells and ideal for swimming.
Long Beach, Jervis Bay, is one of the most attractive beaches on New South Wales’ Beecroft Peninsula.
It has the white sand that Jervis Bay is famous for. But this Beecroft Peninsula beach doesn’t get a fraction of the visitors that the likes of Hyams Beach, Huskisson Beach, Blenheim Beach and Callala Beach get.
This is partly because much of the Beecroft Peninsula is a military facility. Travellers tend not to venture here because they’re never quite certain if there’s weapons-testing going on.
They needn’t worry, though. The weapons-testing happens further south. Famously pretty Honeymoon Bay is sometimes closed off, but Long Beach remains safely out of harm’s way.
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Can you swim at Long Beach, Jervis Bay?
Along with the white sand, Long Beach also gets the photo-friendly turquoise water. The water at Long Beach is usually calm, too, and ideal for swimming in.
Because Long Beach faces south-west and has the Beecroft Peninsula behind it, ocean swell hardly ever has an impact here. It’s about as duckpond-esque as an Australian beach gets.
This makes Long Beach ideal for kayaking, snorkelling and stand-up paddleboarding as well as swimming.
Jervis Bay dolphin cruises often pass by here, too. So keep an eye out for dolphins if you’re on the beach.
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Getting to Long Beach, Jervis Bay
But to enjoy Long Beach, Jervis Bay, you first have to get there. From Sydney to Long Beach, it’s a 198km drive, although most people coming here will be staying near Currarong Beach.
The nearest accommodation option to Long Beach, Jervis Bay, is the Holiday Haven Currarong holiday park.
From Currarong, head south along Lighthouse Road, then branch off along either Long Beach North Road or Long Beach South Road. These will take you to either end of the beach.
From either car park, a sandy track takes you through the bushland-topped dunes onto the beach.
6 Jervis Bay experiences worth booking now
- See the dolphins and lounge above the water on a dolphin cruise with boom netting.
- Explore the beaches, spotting wildlife on the way, with a sea kayaking tour.
- Watch sunset on the beach, then explore the heavens with an astrophysicist on an evening stargazing experience.
- Admire the migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.
- Try cycling on the sand on a Culburra Beach fat-biking tour.
- Discover the lesser-visited hideaways on a hidden secrets cruise.
More New South Wales beaches
Swim at Continental Pool by North Wollongong Beach.
Surf at Tallow Beach in Byron Bay.
Enjoy Killcare Beach on the Bouddi Peninsula.
Discover Whites Beach, Byron Bay.
Check out Corindi Beach on the Coffs Coast.