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Tuncurry Rock PoolTuncurry, New South Wales
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For swimmers who also love a post-swim brekky, this 75 metre wide netted swimming enclosure at the Wallis Lake outlet is right in front of
a hugely popular cafe. With a permanently open lake outlet, this is a salt water swim.
Above: Tuncurry Rock Pool net and view through the mouth of the Coolongolook River
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Getting into the water here feels a little like putting on a show, with a full car park on warm weekends and lots of pedestrian traffic, mulling around the cafe and walking along the short promenade and out to the end of the rock wall.
The views from the picnic tables are pretty good, with 270 degree views looking out across the river to Forster, with the Forster-Tuncurry
Bridge and the Forster town centre in the distance.
Above: A lone swimmer doing laps at Tuncurry Rock Pool
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The beach here is wide with good clean sand for entry into the water. At 75 metres long and with a gentle swell, it is good for long lap swimming in off-peak times, noting however that the shark net is not in a straight line, so you need to orientate yourself by swimming parallel to the beach rather than the buoys.
Despite the name, this is not a pool formed by a bed of rock, so it is not your traditional rock pool. However there are plenty of rocks around with the pool sitting
in between two breakwater walls.
Above: The busy cafe and sheltered picnic tables at Tuncurry Rock Pool
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After your swim there are a series of concrete steps where you can get dry and brush off the sand after your swim, that also provide a slightly elevated spot to sit and watch the action in the pool, warm coffee in hand, or head over to the cafe for some revitalising nutrition. Last time I checked, the cafe opens at 6.30 am every day.
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Above: Tuncurry Rock Pool net and view through the mouth of the Coolongolook River
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Getting into the water here feels a little like putting on a show, with a full car park on warm weekends and lots of pedestrian traffic, mulling around the cafe and walking along the short promenade and out to the end of the rock wall.
Above: A lone swimmer doing laps at Tuncurry Rock Pool
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The beach here is wide with good clean sand for entry into the water. At 75 metres long and with a gentle swell, it is good for long lap swimming in off-peak times, noting however that the shark net is not in a straight line, so you need to orientate yourself by swimming parallel to the beach rather than the buoys.
Above: The busy cafe and sheltered picnic tables at Tuncurry Rock Pool
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After your swim there are a series of concrete steps where you can get dry and brush off the sand after your swim, that also provide a slightly elevated spot to sit and watch the action in the pool, warm coffee in hand, or head over to the cafe for some revitalising nutrition. Last time I checked, the cafe opens at 6.30 am every day.
Other Information Before You Go:
Location: Rockpool Road, Tuncurry, 320 km (approx. 3.5 hour drive) north of Sydney
Latitude:-32.174151 Longitude:152.506992
Getting there: From the Pacific Hwy (A1) exit at Failford Road to Darawank, then head south along The Lakes Way into Tuncurry. Once in Tuncurry, head east along Beach Street and then east again into Rockpool Road. The car park for the pool is at the end of Rockpool Road.
Facilities: Beach, shark net, car park, cafe, rubbish bins, playground, park benches, lawn area, sheltered picnic tables, public bbqs, public toilets, bike racks
Entrance fee: None
Water temperature: Cool to mild
Water clarity: Clear
Under foot: Sand
Maximum water depth: Greater than 2 metres
Minimum swimming proficiency required: Inexperienced swimmers (under supervision) can swim here in the shallows. The deeper water out near the net is better suited to experienced swimmers.
Prohibitions including whether you can bring your dog: No dogs, no glass, no littering, no spear fishing, no jetskis, no skateboards, no fishing. No creating an obstruction and no behaving in an unruly manner.
Sun shade: No shade in the water. Limited shade available out of the water under the sheltered picnic tables
Opening times: Always open
Wheelchair access: There is a wheelchair accessible ramp that leads down to the beach at the southern end of the pool, but it was covered in sand part way down on my visit, well before reaching the water. Priority parking for the disabled. Wheelchair accessible toilets.
Managing authority: Mid Coast Council
Nearby attractions: Other nearby ocean and estuary pools at Forster Ocean Baths and Little Street Baths, both of which are in Forster.
Before you head out, make sure to read the swimming safety information. Specific to this site, the managing authority warns that there can be
strong currents, steep drop offs, and marine stingers. There is no lifesaving service at this location.
Latitude:-32.174151 Longitude:152.506992
Getting there: From the Pacific Hwy (A1) exit at Failford Road to Darawank, then head south along The Lakes Way into Tuncurry. Once in Tuncurry, head east along Beach Street and then east again into Rockpool Road. The car park for the pool is at the end of Rockpool Road.
Facilities: Beach, shark net, car park, cafe, rubbish bins, playground, park benches, lawn area, sheltered picnic tables, public bbqs, public toilets, bike racks
Entrance fee: None
Water temperature: Cool to mild
Water clarity: Clear
Under foot: Sand
Maximum water depth: Greater than 2 metres
Minimum swimming proficiency required: Inexperienced swimmers (under supervision) can swim here in the shallows. The deeper water out near the net is better suited to experienced swimmers.
Prohibitions including whether you can bring your dog: No dogs, no glass, no littering, no spear fishing, no jetskis, no skateboards, no fishing. No creating an obstruction and no behaving in an unruly manner.
Sun shade: No shade in the water. Limited shade available out of the water under the sheltered picnic tables
Opening times: Always open
Wheelchair access: There is a wheelchair accessible ramp that leads down to the beach at the southern end of the pool, but it was covered in sand part way down on my visit, well before reaching the water. Priority parking for the disabled. Wheelchair accessible toilets.
Managing authority: Mid Coast Council
Nearby attractions: Other nearby ocean and estuary pools at Forster Ocean Baths and Little Street Baths, both of which are in Forster.
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