Coastguard / sea rescue000

Emergency · Australia

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Emergency

Emergency · Australia

000Coastguard / sea rescue

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Shellharbour South Beach, New South WalesShellharbour

Coastguard / sea rescue000

Emergency · Australia

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Emergency

Emergency · Australia

000Coastguard / sea rescue

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Shellharbour South Beach, New South Wales

Near Shellharbour · 0.7 km

6 beaches near this one

Practical information

Tide

NowTide unavailable—

Next eventTide curve unavailable—

Tide curve unavailable

The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Surface: Sandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Length: 895 mSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: TreesNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Horizon (relief): N 0° · NE 0° · E 0° · SE 1° · S 1° · SW 1° · W 2° · NW 1°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Distance to town: 0.7 kmSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source
Shore axis: 7°Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

October 3, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

05:32 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

05:59 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Calculation method

Wind on the beach

Not provided

Bathing supervision

Supervision not provided

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

Is the beach easy to reach?

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 7 · restaurant 4 · cafe 5 · shop 5 · drinking water 1 · bus stop 3recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Showers nearby: 69 mSource record 9/27/2026 · Open source
Playground nearby: 90 mSource record 9/27/2026 · Open source
Changing table: Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/27/2026 · Open source
Accessible toilets: Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Dogs: NoAccording to OpenStreetMap; check on site.recorded by the source · Source record 9/27/2026 · Open source

Practical facilities

Mapped within 1,000 m of the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

Mapped facilities describe the source record; availability, opening and access can change.

Toilets, showers and water

11

Toilets
182 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Wheelchair access
Yes
Opening hours
Mo-Su 08:00-17:30
Fee
No
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Access
Yes
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Shower
218 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 27, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Shower
263 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Wheelchair access
No
Fee
No
Access
Yes
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 27, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Toilets · Amenities & Laundry Block
366 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Wheelchair access
Yes
Access
Customers
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 27, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Shower
530 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Access
Yes
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 27, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Toilets
540 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Fee
No
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Toilets
540 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Wheelchair access
Yes
Fee
No
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Toilets
546 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Fee
No
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Drinking water
550 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Toilets
584 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Drinking water
900 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Access and accessibility

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Not documented.

Public transport and bikes

6

Bus stop · Addison St at Wentworth St
764 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Bus stop · Little Park, Wollongong St
789 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Bus stop · Addison St before Mary St
836 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Bus stop · Wentworth St after Addison St
838 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · Shell Cove Shopping Centre
863 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Bus stop · Addison St at Mary St
884 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Parking

6

Car park
194 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
287 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
371 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
517 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
528 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
579 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Show catalogue context

Local area: New South Walesrecorded by the source · Source record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Coast: Pacific OceanSource record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 8/27/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

Calculated at 01:51 PM

shore gatheringCheck first01:51 PM – 04:51 PM

shore gathering

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01:51 PM – 04:51 PM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5

family beach timeCheck first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

family beach time

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02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5

photographyCheck first04:09 PM – 06:09 PM

photography

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04:09 PM – 06:09 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

sunsetCheck first05:24 PM – 06:54 PM

sunset

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05:24 PM – 06:54 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

beach runCheck first08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

beach run

Check first

08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

coastal walkCheck first10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

coastal walk

Check first

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

Explore nearby

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

Tide calendar

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

The place in pictures

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No freely licensed photograph of Shellharbour South Beach has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.

Sources and method

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

OpenStreetMap contributors — named natural=beach snapshot, Open Database LicenceAging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-15T20:20:37Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-27T16:01:21Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh

Copernicus DEM (elevation)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh

NOAA OISST (sea temperature)

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© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh

OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Australian Maritime Safety Authority — Search and RescueUnavailable

Administrative directory

Method and source ↗

Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.

Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.