Bayview Baths on Pittwater is a netted tidal swimming area more than a century old. It is in poor condition and its water quality was rated Poor in 2023-24, so check before you swim.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour or river baths
- Cost
- Free
- Lifeguards
- No
- Best time to go
- Only after a dry spell
- Water quality
- GoodBayview Baths, 0.1 km away. Sampled 26 Oct. Source: NSW Beachwatch.
- Town
- Bayview, NSW
What it's like
For many years this was the only shark-netted swimming area on the Mona Vale to Church Point side of Pittwater. The baths celebrated their centenary in 2016, but the structure has deteriorated, and locals have been asking council to restore them since before then.
When to go
Only after a dry spell, and check the latest Beachwatch result first. A nearby sewer overflow can discharge after storms.
Getting there and facilities
The baths are off Pittwater Road, Bayview.
Good to know
Water quality was rated Poor in the most recent State of the Beaches report. There are no lifeguards.