Sydney doesn’t just have a few good beaches — it has more than 100 of them, scattered across three very different stretches of coastline. Head north, and you’ll find long ocean beaches backed by national park. Go east, and you’re in postcard territory: Bondi, its neighbours, and the cliffside walk that ties them together. Drop south, and you’ll hit a run of beaches that, as of 2026, has been officially named the best in the entire country.