Swimming is not recommended at this beach. This beach is UNPATROLLED. The closest PATROLLED beach to the north is Coledale beach which is approx 1km. The closest PATROLLED beach to the south is Austinmer beach which is approx 1.5km. These are three hazardous little used beaches owing to the dominant rocks and rips, while Brickyard also has boat traffic. Containing the prominent Brickyard and Bells points, with three rock-dominated beaches in between (NSW 359-361). The main road parallels the rear of the beaches providing views and good access. The first is Sharky Beach (NSW 359), which lies right beside Lawrence Hargraves Drive, with a car park at the northern end just off the drive. The beach is 450 m long with substantial rock platforms at each end and a reef off the northern half of the beach. Larger waves break on the reef, reform and surge up the steep beach face with a strong permanent rip running out the centre of the beach. A second bar and rip occupy the southern half of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 0.4km