South Curl Curl Rockpool is a 50 m, eight-lane rock pool at the southern end of Curl Curl Beach, with a separate shallow pool for kids. It is free, open all year apart from cleaning, and one of the best lap pools on the Northern Beaches.
Key facts
- Type
- Rock pool
- Length
- 50 m
- Good to know
- Kids area, Toilets, Showers, Parking
- Facilities and access
- Toddlers area, toilets, showers, car parking nearby; dogs prohibited
- Managed by
- Northern Beaches Council
- Cost
- Free
- Lifeguards
- Not at the pool
- Dogs
- Not allowed in the pool
- Best time to go
- Early morning, small swell; check the cleaning roster
- Water quality
- PoorSouth Curl Curl Beach, 0.1 km away. Sampled 26 Oct. Source: NSW Beachwatch.
- Cleaning
- Dated roster published through 2026-12-28Council roster entry: Sun 01 Nov 06:00PM to Mon 02 Nov 05:00AM. Times change with weather and tides.
- Town
- South Curl Curl, NSW
What it's like
The pool is set on the rock platform below the headland at the southern end of the beach. An old internal wall splits it into two parts: a full 50 m lap pool with lane markings, and a broad, shallow area where small children can splash safely. Swell regularly breaks over the outer wall, which keeps the water fresh but can make the far lanes choppy on a big day.
It is one of the older pools on the peninsula. Locals and the surf club pushed for it in the mid-1920s, and it was reshaped in 1966 to give an Olympic-length 50 m pool for competition, with the wading pool alongside.
When to go
Early mornings are for lap swimmers; families arrive mid-morning. Council publishes a dated cleaning roster, and the pool is out of use for several hours either side of each cleaning slot, so check before you go. Calm, small-swell days give the flattest water.
Getting there and facilities
The pool is at the southern end of Curl Curl Beach. There are toilets and showers, and parking nearby, which fills early on summer weekends.
Good to know
There are no lifeguards at the pool itself. Dogs are not allowed in the pool. The rocks around the edge are slippery, especially at low tide.