Coledale Rock Pool

Great location. Mack loves going to the Rock Pool...

(3.5 stars)“I was swimming here yesterday and a wave came over the side and washed me straight into the wall,” one man explains to his friend. We’re at Coledale rock pool that you access from a wide rock shelf that high tide can make rather tricky. At low tide it’s not wave affected at all, a green-blue pool with slowly crumbling aggregate sides.It’s the full 50 meters with not a lane marking to be seen which—at least on my visit—seemed to keep the relentless lappies away and give more room for chaotic free play. Sea birds sit drying their wings in the glistening sunlight on one edge of the clear water, over another edge nature has created her own rock pools lined with green sea grasses, carved out by the force of the waves. There’s a separate paddling pool and plenty of natural rock pools to explore. If you pick the right dead-end street (Northcote) to access, you’ll find a shower block and a paved path (rather than steep grass slope) down to the rocks.

Good spot easy to get in

When we went it was full of weed and the water smelt. Came away with a ton of sea lice bites.

Dirty & get submerged with tide. Extremely windy too!

Ticked another ocean pool of my list! This was a great little pool.

Great to explore the rock pools a lovely paddling ocean pool for kids and a larger ocean pool for the adults.

Beautiful rock swimming pool n beach .Very close to railway station.

Nice calm beach, lovely and near Thirroul shops and eateries. Don't expect to do much swimming in this particular location as it is a rockpool. If after that then a quick 5-10 minute trip south or north you should approach better more traditional beach areas.

Beautiful spot! Very relaxed and quiet when we visited. We weren’t game to swim (cold and quite a bit of seaweed) but to be expected in a tidal pool courtesy of Mother Nature. Even if you don’t go for a swim, this is a lovely spot to visit, as it’s easy to explore with easy flat rocks and plenty of birds and an impressive shoreline. Don’t forget to consider the tide!