Cunjurong Beach — Attraction in Cunjurong Point

Still on Yuin Country, a mere few hundred metres across the way from Lake Conjola as the seagull flies, but half an hour by car, Cunjurong Point is a weirdly alien, liminal space. With shifting sands and counterintuitive currents, the edges between water, rocks, sand and sky are less distinct here. The different states of matter all blur at the transitions.

Strangely beautiful and beautifully strange, there’s shallower and deeper spots to swim in, with jarringly functional facilities including an outdoor shower and parking just near the disused boat ramp. It’s like swimming in a JG Ballard short story. I am somewhat...

Did you know Cunjurong Beach has an unusual layout with waves heading in two directions, from south and east, and meet at the sand and rock causeway to Green Island? Then again, there's many other delights, like rock platforms with living pools, the rockiest island around, snorkelling, and big stretches of beach sand. The waves are good and on an average day not so treacherous, but watch out for rips. And then, with Conjola Lake estuary barred by a sand bern, its possible to walk forever along Conjola Beach....

Absolutely stunning beach and with some great lookouts onto this beach. There are rock pools during low tide to explore with some of the most famous surfing and fishing spots along here too. There's parts of the beach that are good for swimming but be mindful that this is an unpatrolled beach with no lifeguards. This were Lake Conjola meets the ocean and is a great swimming spot too. I've been coming to this beach since I was kid and...