Toowoon Bay

Beaches 

Toowoon Bay Beach is popular for swimming, surfing, snorkelling and fishing, with rocky reefs near both ends. It’s a patrolled beach that curves along the coast for about 700m. Blue Bay Beach is immediately north, and Little Bay Beach sits to the south, connected by a point where gentle waves roll onto the soft sandy shoreline. 

Toowoon Bay Beach, Toowoon Bay

Fishing  

Recreational fishing is popular in Toowoon Bay. Cast a line from your beach chair for bream and whiting or bait your hooks near the rocky reefs for blackfish and mulloway. There are great beach and rock fishing locations in the northern and southern sections of nearby Wyrrabalong National Park, too.  

Bateau Bay picnic area, Wyrrabalong National Park

Cycling, picnic spots & walking tracks 

Explore the leisurely bicycle path that hugs the foreshore of Tuggerah Lake, a shallow waterway popular for water sports such as sailing, waterskiing, fishing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. The estuary is also an important habitat for birds, including sharp-tailed sandpipers, black swans and pelicans. 

Tuggerah Lakes Cycleway, The Entrance - Credit: Brooke Longford

Swadling Park is a charming picnic spot with barbecue facilities and a playground, located at the rear of Toowoon Bay Beach. Another pretty picnic spot is Long Jetty Foreshore Reserve, home to the iconic Long Jetty. You’ll also find picnic spots along the 7.6km Coast to Lake Scenic Walk, as well as ocean baths, a lookout, cafes and galleries. 

Coast to Lake Walk, The Entrance - Credit: Central Coast Council

Where to stay

Toowoon Bay Holiday Park is a fantastic base for families, with cabins and camping sites, a resort pool and playgrounds, located moments from the bay. Kim’s Beachside Retreat has luxury bungalows and villas, some with pools and hot tubs, and you can find hotels nearby at The Entrance.  

Kims Beachside Retreat, Toowoon Bay

Getting there 

On a peninsula just south of The Entrance, Toowoon Bay is a one hour 30 minute drive north from Sydney and 70 minutes south of Newcastle. You can also take a train from Sydney to Gosford or Tuggerah stations and connect by bus – the whole journey takes just under three hours.