Swim Season Hours

Current patrol or opening hours are shown on our Beaches and Pools pages.

Hours change at different periods during the swim season as shown below.

Please note that hours are provided as a guide only and can change at any time due to emergencies, weather, maintenance or other events outside Council's control.

Beach patrol hours

Beaches are listed in order from north to south. For locations and safety information, see our Beaches page.

Even during advertised patrol hours, you should not enter the water if there are no red and yellow flags.

From 27 April 2020 until the following swim season, all beaches will be closed except North Wollongong, which will be patrolled from 9am - 4pm daily.

Pool hours

For location details see our Pools page.

Freshwater chlorinated pools

Saltwater pools