Five of the Best Beaches in South Coast New South Wales You've (Probably) Never Been To

[@tonysmullen9734]

Driving down the coast and stopped in to Guerilla Bay just out of curiosity. I have never been so taken with a beach as this. It was a beautiful South Coast day to begin with but the stunning rock formations and views, the peaceful water and the huge crashing waves on the rocks will forever remain in my memory. One of my favouritie places in all my travels.

[@barefootgeek]

Absolutely. It's such a lovely place. :)

[@lauraivyhawaii]

Visiting from Hawaii with my 2 daughters in 3/23. Cannot wait to visit these beaches🙏🏼

[@thomaselliott573]

go away

[@ashdog236]

@6:12 temperate rainforest meets beach, so beautiful😍

[@AshAlmond1]

Lots of trees, lots of beaches, what a perfect paradise!

[@barefootgeek]

It really is!

[@AdrianoJolivesi]

Another fantastic video! I am adding those gorgeous beaches to my next trips. Can't wait to visit them. Thank you ☺

[@cljb1074]

I've been to Honeymoon Bay, stunning little place and great for snorkelling!

[@rosco1pug]

Great post, many thanks. In my experience accessing Snake Bay when track wet no easy thing. Deciding to walk back to Pretty beach via the waterline on a rising tide even more of a challenge.

[@barefootgeek]

Yes I agree. Even in fine weather there are a couple of bits that are a bit dodgy particularly for someone like me with dodgy knees!

[@jaymc3189]

I am originally from the Gold Coast and move to Moore Park Beach. I would have to say it is the best kept secret. Beautiful beach and coastline and the residents are wonderful and welcoming. I never go back to the GC.

[@cisco6926]

I spent a year in Tuross Head. I can’t believe I missed all these beautiful places! Was working….sigh

[@jennydavis8672]

Thanks for sharing . I live on the north south coast and have booked a campervan adventure with my daughters to Bendalong. Can’t wait to check out these beaches you mentioned....

[@barefootgeek]

How awesome - enjoy your visit to this lovely part of the world :)

[@David_P132]

I would add McKenzies Beach, south of Malua Bay - although it is very popular and can be busy in summer.

[@mathankumarponnusamy4018]

In nsw for 10 years now and I’ve never even heard of them before. Thank you so much for sharing this info. Super informative!!!😊

[@wimkantona3587]

Thank you for the video. Just put some of these in my list to visit this summer.

[@xploredownunder]

Yeah! so good mate

[@ozperl]

wow!!! what a beach ? so serene and beautiful !!! thank you for this vid. love it

[@barefootgeek]

No worries - thanks for commenting :)

[@lorrainehodder8913]

As an ex local of Currarong, I.agree Wilson's is perfect. Also add Long Beach and Target. Best beaches in the world but then again I am totally biased.

[@barefootgeek]

It's okay to be biased when it comes to these locations :)

[@exploreaustralia6577]

Hidden gems of New South Wales

[@cherrylleallan2825]

Yes, there are other gorgeous beaches, national forests, creeks, just amazing all t'out my journey, would love to even live in one of the villages.

[@gbsailing9436]

Loved those choices. I love the South coast of Australia on both sides of our island. Please don't remove this video for some years as I will be referring back to it from time to time! I loved the fact that you stayed away from the larger more iconic Australian beaches in your choices. Considering NSW has thousands of beaches, I think it is great that you are highlighting all the smaller and 'seemingly' insignificant beaches. What people/tourists should be informed of is that NSW beaches are 'typically' nicer than those sought in QLD (I have lived in a number of places in QLD and studied coastal geology on the east coast of Australia and I understand why my claim is true). The reasons for this claim are; the water is typically cooler and hence avoids the algae blooms that can plague warmer waters; the coastlines consists of headlands of rocky substrates - the weathering of which produces some of the best sand - as evidenced by the beaches in between those headlands, these rocky coastlines are more precipitous in profile than QLD beaches, which are typically flatter and more prograded in shape. This precipitous shape aids in the settling of sands and turbid elements to the sea floor more quickly. Alternatively, QLD beaches and their surrounding areas are typically shallower on average, have finer sediments that stay in suspension longer making waters less clear. Readers might believe an error in my generalisations here as exceptions do exist - Burleigh Heads for example, but the above should be viewed as a general rule. NSW is also a lot closer to the colder and rough waters of the great southern ocean which blow northward up both sides of our island. Hence, constant southerly currents move clean, cooler waters from the south, north up along the coast providing a constant renewal of waters. A number of other less obvious factors also are at work in this phenomena, which are too complex to discuss here. We should all be thankful of the pleasures and treasures we enjoy down south here in NSW - especially the cooler temps and less dangerous sea-life. The QLD coastline has its own extensive list of majestic attractions, such as the GBR, coastal islands, famous shipwrecks, etc., and of which, I have had many years to appreciate - some of which are beaches themselves. Around the Tropic of Capricorn to the north, the 'face' of the Australian coastline changes dramatically. This is similarly true of the west coast. I hope this has been of interest to those of your channel. Sub and liked. 👍 You appear to live on the south coast and enjoy that area. If your ever up Sydney way and wish to see some gems of beaches up here (no not the known ones) but the lessor known ones, reply here and I'll share and email and or show you around if you would like.

[@barefootgeek]

Thanks for the feedback and information. I agree regarding the coastline. I was fortunate enough to have work (for a surf life saving organisation) take me to all corners of Australia and I didn't find anywhere I liked as much as here. :)

[@gbsailing9436]

@@barefootgeek Really?! I'm surprised. The west coast is stunning, I particularly love the area south of Perth Down to Windy bay, not to mention around Shark bay. There are some areas of the QLD north coast I love as well. It's a damn good thing I'm, am not rich as I would struggle to find a place to call home. South of Forster is also nice, around Smith's lake and Celito beach. I have yet to get to SA. I'm reliably informed it's also very nice

[@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189]

@@barefootgeek Whoa?! Did actually visit the South West corner of WA tho? NSW south coast is lovely, but the beaches in southern WA (particularly along the Southern Ocean), kick its butt.

[@gbsailing9436]

@TheEditor107 Well that IS true, and I love to holiday down that way. but you can't offer all the facilities and goodies that the Sutherland Shire has all in one small area. And we cercainlyhave enough beaches to counter what you have to offer, even if the sand here isn't quite as white.

[@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189]

@TheEditor107 LOL are you kidding or just confused? Yes WA beaches have a lot of sharks but they are definitely not dark and murky 🤣 and the sand is for sure, white. I'm guessing you've never actually been along the southern coast of WA

[@leighbruz9794]

Bondi beach is another secret gem

[@barefootgeek]

That's a superb tip, Leigh - thankyou. I have also heard that Manly, Bronte, Surfers Paradise and Byron are secret gems - so I'll add Bondi to that list. Thanks again mate.

[@leighbruz9794]

@@barefootgeek 😂😂😂

[@louisaklimentos7583]

Your video is so amazing and your are a great narrator Those hidden gems are awesome

[@barefootgeek]

Thank-you :)

[@sureyyaekinci4630]

Wow I have lived in Sydney all my life and never seen these great beaches

[@barefootgeek]

Thank-you Sureyya :)

[@AdamAbello]

fantastically done

[@barefootgeek]

Thankyou :)

[@michaelsmith-sn5fy]

Brilliant and Informative! thanks for your no " crap intro " which is hard to find these days. Will be doing this trip feb 2021. Thanks again.

[@TheMann6969]

Wonderful shots on the South Coast Beaches and areas of NSW South Coast. Narration of your footage is very interesting and informative. Great work.

[@pweter351]

NSW Coast is beautiful

[@darrensice1550]

There are amazing beaches out near the light house at Ulladulla ranies beach and bommy and bit south of town is a family beach called racecourse and a few harder to find beaches all the way down to pebbley beach

[@markusbranco4027]

Amazing!!

[@barefootgeek]

Thanks!!

[@dannyrojaspresents]

Great video!

[@barefootgeek]

Thanks mate - glad you liked it :)

[@bailandocolorando5949]

well presented and and spectacular places i need to go there

[@deanrattenbury2824]

great video, just a couple of points on snake bay, it is illegal to fly a drone in the national park, and it is located in a marine park where it is also illegal to fish.

[@barefootgeek]

Thanks Dean. What you've said is incorrect in all regards though. Firstly on the subject of drones in parks - it is not 'illegal' to fly a drone in a national park anyway. You simply have to notify the nearest park office and then stick to the afore-mentioned standard rules (details of the policy can be found here - www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-and-heritage/care-for-parks/drones-in-parks). Also worth pointing out that thousands of hours of drone footage is shot in national parks every year by recreational drone users and national parks have never pursued a single case against anyone. Also the drones in parks are a matter of policy, not law. Secondly the footage shot in this video was commissioned by Shoalhaven Council (within which the Murramurang National Park sits) - and all necessary permissions were granted and all legal requirements regarding height etc were fulfilled. Thirdly, Snake Bay is not in any Marine Park - it is nowhere neither either the Jervis Bay Marine Park or the Batemans Marine Park - but if even if it was - you are still allowed to fish in both of those marine parks either off a boat or the land. Murramurang National Park even has a section on fishing on its official National Parks website (details here - www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/murramarang-national-park). So - thanks for watching - maybe next time just enjoy the footage and stop being a sheriff on subjects you clearly know absolutely nothing about.

[@microhard4997]

This guy is brilliant!! Love your videos mate!!

[@barefootgeek]

Thankyou kindly :)

[@northernandyboy]

Great video. Thanks for producing it.

[@TropicalZooms]

Magic spots mate. Another great vid. 😃👍

[@barefootgeek]

Cheers :)

[@roadrunner5084]

Just W😍W. Awesome video as well!

[@mamasprofile1937]

hope i wish thanks friend for a very nice video

[@LivingTree431]

Great beaches. Thanks!!!

[@barefootgeek]

Thankyou :)

[@cheliae8560]

Stunning!! Thank you!

[@darshinemahenthiran5057]

This soundtrack is also pretty special making one really escape to the beaches just by watching your video so would you consider sharing it? :)

[@dougstringer5358]

Great editing and storyline-1st class! Didn't see any sharks? What's a beach without sharks?

[@AndyHutchinsons]

Cheers Doug. Oh they're probably out there - particularly at Snake Bay! :)

[@salmonfishnoises9060]

Doug Stringer in Britain they don’t normally have many sharks

[@cadeembery3043]

Thanks for the video. Would you mind sharing what the background music track is you’re using for the main part of the video it’s super chill

[@northeastdroneproductions]

Mate, great vid. Gives me some awesome ideas of where to fly next time I'm on holiday. Nice, thanks for sharing :)

[@barefootgeek]

Awesome place to flex the drone's wings. Enjoy :)

[@aussiecue]

An interesting story about Snake Bay, It is said in local folklore that German submarines would pull into the bay to renew battery water. This killed off the local marine wildlife. I have been there and dived it many times and it was indeed devoid until you start to move out of the bay.

[@barefootgeek]

That's a cool story. Do the other bays there have plenty of marine life in them?

[@andredeoliveira4125]

Great video. Well done, thanks a lot..

[@barefootgeek]

Cheers :)

[@TLE1977A]

Need shark repellent at most those spots too!

[@scottfleming6495]

Excellent!

[@matthewsmithers4809]

Just wondering if the location at 1.03 and 1.06 if possible? Great beaches to explore love to find a new one anytime we visit

[@barefootgeek]

Possible how? To access? Not at the moment - it's in the Beecroft Weapons Range which has been closed to public access for nearly two months now. I guess these places will start re-opening soon as the lockdown rules are relaxed.

[@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189]

I think it might be Honeymoon Bay in that image.

[@TheCazz10]

Wilson's beach, Dee beach, Guerilla beach, Snake bay, Kitty's beach

[@jc2456rx7boi]

Fantastic! Will be sure to check some of these beaches out in the future. What was the opening song?

[@pr4442]

God knows why AI brought me here. Maybe it thinks I need a holiday? But visual stunning and well presented.

[@barefootgeek]

lol - well whatever the reason - thanks for viewing and commenting :)

[@rogbrown1458]

Palm beach Sydney floats my boat Rog brown Pacific sunset records

[@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189]

Becoming overrun now with daytrippers tho

[@kieranam87]

Hey mate, great spots! Are any of the more difficult to access beaches/spots accessible by 4WD/fire trail etc? Thanks!

[@barefootgeek]

There is a fire trail down to Kittys but (apart from RFS obviously) it can only be used by Booderee rangers and the local aboriginal community at Wreck Bay. There's no fire trail to Snake Bay at all as it's at the base of a quite steep hill. No trail to Wilsons either, at least not one that's close enough. Thanks for watching :)

[@IntotheWildFilms]

Fantastic work mate, well done, beautifully put together. I couldn't help notice the lack of glare of the water with the drone footage, just spectacular, do you use a polarising filter to achieve this?

[@barefootgeek]

Thanks yes - a PolarPro polarizer :)

[@lifeofintention4711]

Great video, but the music is so pumped up that it was hard to watch and enjoy, in my opinion... just thought you might appreciate the feedback respectfully. Thanks for the amazing cinematography though.

[@laurablackson4478]

Great video. Did you need to get approval from the National Park operators to fly your drone? I'm planning on holidaying with my drone and am a bit confused by the drone rules. Thank you :)

[@barefootgeek]

It wasn't a commercial flight - so no. :)

[@themasonexperience6844]

I’ve been to all of them

[@barefootgeek]

Nice. Which was your favourite?

[@themasonexperience6844]

The Barefoot Geek I like Dee beach the most

[@barefootgeek]

@@themasonexperience6844 That's an epic beach - I just love it. Haven't been in two years though - really need to get down there again soon :)

[@Epirustravel]

Nice edit , like and subscribe

[@mez2447]

Name of the music in the opening of the video please

[@hiyamabdulsada9306]

Wow

[@asteroidersfunk]

Hi I wonder is it pronounced sounding Jarvis bay ?

[@barefootgeek]

Nope. It's named after Admiral Sir John Jervis - definitlely JERvis bay, not JARvis bay.

[@robman2095]

Yes definitely JERvis

[@jaycee571]

Until you posted this video

[@jina6333]

What beach is it appeared at 1:05?

[@Elitist20]

Honeymoon Bay, an offshoot of Jervis Bay south of Currarong.

[@erikleypoldt8275]

You say without the crowds, now 112,135 people have viewed this video? Let's keep some things off the web.

[@barefootgeek]

Incorrect. They are just as quiet as when I made this video over four years ago - quieter even. People watch this stuff to see nice places not because they have any intention of ever visiting them.

[@bingolie]

White sharks

[@Rufiowascool]

Fucking hell - this thing FINALLY starts at 1:42 jesus fucking christ

[@barefootgeek]

lol - that's gold! :)

[@Rufiowascool]

@@barefootgeek sorry, didn’t mean to be a jerk. Thanks for the vid.

[@Aran_chini]

Well, they’re not a secret anymore.

[@barefootgeek]

I didn't call them secret - they're all very well known. All of these beaches feature prominently on tourism websites. And people have probably never been to them because most of them require a walk of more than 20metres from the car park.

[@Aran_chini]

Must have been KZbin that posted “Five secret beaches” in the thumbnail...

[@elvispresleyus]

Not many ppl go to those beaches might be shark infested in the those area

[@AndyHutchinsons]

Sharks in the water is a sign of a healthy ecosystem and is positive thing. Here in Australia we're proud of our clean water and very happy to be able to encounter such incredible creatures as sharks.

[@lorrainehodder8913]

Yes sharks abound!! Nothing wrong with that.

[@moalomari2230]

Are u sure this is in Britain 😳!!

[@barefootgeek]

The clue's in the title mate.

[@moalomari2230]

@@barefootgeek 😅❤️ good one

[@katwhitbourne5513]

Skip to 1.42 and skip all the talking intro

[@barefootgeek]

Great tip, thanks Kat.

[@matward7]

Oh dear, the locals won’t be happy, these beaches are never meant to be put on social media for fear of been over run and trashed, wish you’d never done this video.

[@solitudeguard5688]

Terrible music for a video like this

[@troygruene]

Stay in your armchair and stop selling out our backyard.

[@barefootgeek]

Thanks for the kind comment. Happy surfing to you.

[@dviate3242]

Nice shots but that mindless background music at the start is just shit! Thanks as there is one I've yet to visit

[@Kenneth-fg4tc]

Please REPENT JESUS Is Coming Soon

[@AndyHutchinsons]

You are mentally ill - sane people do not mumble wishes to sky fairies - please seek medical attention.

[@AnowarHossain-cy8tx]

Wow