South of Palm Beach are Whale, Avalon, Bilgola, Newport, Bungan, Mona Vale, Warriewood, and the long stretch of the Narrabeen-Collaroy Beaches.
Then it's down to Long Reef, Curl Curl, Freshwater, North Steyne, Manly and Shelly.
Like Palm Beach which is hemmed in by water on both sides, the beach at Manly faces the Pacific on the east, but you can take a leisurely stroll west along the Corso to smaller beaches facing Manly Cove on the North Harbour. It's at Manly Cove that the Manly ferry from Circular Quay docks.
Manly Beach, thus easily accessible by ferry, is as well a bustling visitors' mecca with restaurants and a variety of shops along the Corso and an aquarium and amusement pier at Manly Cove.
Around Middle Harbour and Sydney Harbour north of the Harbour Bridge, there are a number of other mainly smaller beaches, such as Clontarf, Chinamans, Balmoral, and Obelisk, with Balmoral the largest of these and tiny Obelisk a favorite of nude sunbathers.
And so to the south
East of the Sydney Harbour Bridge across Port Jackson is Shark Beach, a cosy intimate little beach at Nielsen Park in Vaucluse.
Then it's southwards to the Sydney beaches in the eastern suburbs, the most famous of which is Bondi.
South of Bondi are Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly, Coogee and Maroubra Beaches.
Around Botany Bay, you'll find Lady Robinson Beach at Brighton le Sands and Silver Beach at Kurnell, and then it's down to my favorite stretch of sand, the Cronulla beaches stretching from the Kurnell Peninsula and winding in a golden arc through Wanda, Elouera, North Cronulla and (South) Cronulla Beaches — perfect for extra-long walks and a deep communion with sun and sea.
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