Ocean pools from Bondi to Coogee

Eight sea pools, which are free, and which are closed for cleaning today.

Today, Sunday 8 November

• North Bondi Children's PoolFree

  Usually open

  Rock pool for young kids at the north end of Bondi. Free. Closes Thursdays for cleaning.

• Bondi Icebergs

  Usually open

  The famous 50-metre ocean pool at the south end of Bondi, with a kids' pool and sauna. Paid entry, anyone can swim. Closes Thursdays for cleaning. Hours

• Bronte BathsFree

  Usually open

  A 30-metre pool carved into the sandstone at the south end of Bronte. Free, and one of the oldest in Sydney. Closes Wednesdays for cleaning.

• Clovelly Ocean Pool (Geoff James Pool)Free

  Usually open

  Saltwater lap pool on the concrete promenade beside Clovelly's sheltered bay. Free. No fixed cleaning day.

• Giles BathsFree

  Usually open

  Rocky, natural-feeling pool at the north end of Coogee. Free. Check the tides first. No fixed cleaning day.

• Ross Jones Memorial PoolFree

  Usually open

  Next to Coogee Surf Club at the south end of the beach. Popular with families. Waves spill over the wall at high tide. Free. No fixed cleaning day.

• McIver's Ladies Baths

  Usually open

  Women and children only, the last women-only sea pool in Australia. Small entry fee. No fixed cleaning day.

• Wylie's Baths

  Usually open

  Tidal pool at the south end of Coogee, built in 1907. Opens daily at 7am. Entry fee. No fixed cleaning day. Hours

Before you go

Ocean pools are filled by the sea, so most need regular cleaning. Waverley's pools close once a week to be drained and refilled: Bronte Baths closes on Wednesdays, and the North Bondi Children's Pool and Bondi Icebergs close on Thursdays. Randwick's pools at Clovelly and Coogee have no fixed cleaning day.

Any ocean pool can close when big swells wash over the walls. If the sea looks rough, expect the pools to be closed too.

The free ones

Bronte Baths, the North Bondi Children's Pool, Clovelly, Giles Baths and Ross Jones are all free. Bondi Icebergs, Wylie's Baths and McIver's charge a small entry fee.

Always swim between the red and yellow flags at a patrolled beach, and ask the lifeguards about conditions. Beach safety, with pictures

More guides

Sources: Waverley Council: ocean pools and cleaning schedules · Randwick Council: ocean pools · Bondi Icebergs: swimming pool