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Yamba Ocean PoolYamba, New South Wales
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Yamba Ocean Pool is a quaint little lap pool tucked in neatly at the base of the headland at the southern end Yamba Main Beach.
This 5 lane, 30 metre pool offers great views over the side wall of the pool of the waves rolling onto main beach and the Pacific
Ocean beyond.
Above: Yamba Ocean Pool just after sunset
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From the main beach car park on Queen St, walk down the steep path to the pool, roughly 80 metres away. There are step ladders at several locations around the pool, with the water around a metre deep at the shallow end. I could see a fine layer of sand over the fairly clean concrete pool base.
A concourse surrounds the pool, with a little bit of lawn area and a picnic table up above the pool, both of which would be a great place to
relax and watch surfers plying their craft in the ocean, in between dips in the pool. There is also a small, shallow
basin behind the concourse at the ocean end of the pool, which looks like it might be a toddlers pool, but there was no water in it on my visit.
Above: The calm water of Yamba Ocean Pool next to the waves of Yamba Main Beach
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I would like to be able to say more about this swim, but unfortunately on my visit the pool was closed for repairs. This was due to a severe storm which had been powerful enough to dislodge one of the concrete slabs at the end of the pool, lift it, rotate it 90 degrees, and leave it cantilevered half in and half out of the pool.
It was in stark contrast to the calm conditions I saw, with not even a ripple on the glass-like surface of the pool.
Above: The concrete slab dislodged in a storm at Yamba Ocean Pool
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Above: Yamba Ocean Pool just after sunset
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From the main beach car park on Queen St, walk down the steep path to the pool, roughly 80 metres away. There are step ladders at several locations around the pool, with the water around a metre deep at the shallow end. I could see a fine layer of sand over the fairly clean concrete pool base.
Above: The calm water of Yamba Ocean Pool next to the waves of Yamba Main Beach
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I would like to be able to say more about this swim, but unfortunately on my visit the pool was closed for repairs. This was due to a severe storm which had been powerful enough to dislodge one of the concrete slabs at the end of the pool, lift it, rotate it 90 degrees, and leave it cantilevered half in and half out of the pool.
Above: The concrete slab dislodged in a storm at Yamba Ocean Pool
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Other Information Before You Go:
Location: Marine Parade, Yamba, 660 km (approx. 7 hour drive) north of Sydney and 280 km (approx. 3 hr drive) south of Brisbane.
Latitude:-29.436081 Longitude:153.365210
Getting there: From the Pacific Hwy (A1) exit at Yamba Road just south of the Clarence River, then head east into town. Continue all the way through town along Yamba Road / Wooli St, then turn right along Clarence St and then left into Queen St. The car park for the pool is at the end of Queen St.
Facilities: At the pool: step ladders into the water, concrete concourse, picnic table, small lawn. There are public toilets, a drinking fountain, and a kiosk on Yamba Main Beach. There is another set of toilets, sheltered picnic tables, a tennis court, and rubbish bins next to the car park at the top of the hill.
Entrance fee: None
Water temperature: Cool to mild
Water clarity: Clear
Under foot: Concrete and sand
Maximum water depth: 1-2 metres
Minimum swimming proficiency required: Inexperienced swimmers (under supervision) can swim here when the seas are calm, provided they can stand up at the shallow end.
Prohibitions including whether you can bring your dog: No littering, no motorcycles, no horse riding, no dogs, no fires, no camping, no glass, no motor vehicles, no spear fishing, no skateboarding or rollerblading, no riding bikes.
Sun shade: No shade in the water. Limited shade available out of the water under the tree behind the pool.
Opening times: Always open
Wheelchair access: There is a (slightly longer) wheelchair accessible path that runs from the Queen St car park down to the pool. Priority parking for the disabled at the car park. Whilst I did not investigate, the signs at the top of the hill suggest that there might be parking on Marine Parade, closer to the pool, for those with a disabled parking permit. I do not know if there were wheelchair accessible toilets.
Managing authority: Clarence Valley Council
Nearby attractions: Angourie Blue Pool and Angourie Green Pool in Angourie, 7 km to the south.
Before you head out, make sure to read the swimming safety information. Specific to this site, the managing authority warns that there can be
large waves, high surf, slippery rocks, shallow water, slippery surfaces, uneven ground. The sign also includes a warning of a "swimming pool" that is probably targetted
at parents of toddlers, because there is no fence around the pool.
Latitude:-29.436081 Longitude:153.365210
Getting there: From the Pacific Hwy (A1) exit at Yamba Road just south of the Clarence River, then head east into town. Continue all the way through town along Yamba Road / Wooli St, then turn right along Clarence St and then left into Queen St. The car park for the pool is at the end of Queen St.
Facilities: At the pool: step ladders into the water, concrete concourse, picnic table, small lawn. There are public toilets, a drinking fountain, and a kiosk on Yamba Main Beach. There is another set of toilets, sheltered picnic tables, a tennis court, and rubbish bins next to the car park at the top of the hill.
Entrance fee: None
Water temperature: Cool to mild
Water clarity: Clear
Under foot: Concrete and sand
Maximum water depth: 1-2 metres
Minimum swimming proficiency required: Inexperienced swimmers (under supervision) can swim here when the seas are calm, provided they can stand up at the shallow end.
Prohibitions including whether you can bring your dog: No littering, no motorcycles, no horse riding, no dogs, no fires, no camping, no glass, no motor vehicles, no spear fishing, no skateboarding or rollerblading, no riding bikes.
Sun shade: No shade in the water. Limited shade available out of the water under the tree behind the pool.
Opening times: Always open
Wheelchair access: There is a (slightly longer) wheelchair accessible path that runs from the Queen St car park down to the pool. Priority parking for the disabled at the car park. Whilst I did not investigate, the signs at the top of the hill suggest that there might be parking on Marine Parade, closer to the pool, for those with a disabled parking permit. I do not know if there were wheelchair accessible toilets.
Managing authority: Clarence Valley Council
Nearby attractions: Angourie Blue Pool and Angourie Green Pool in Angourie, 7 km to the south.
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