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Avalon Beach Surf Swims

  • @ Avalon Beach NSW
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Newport to Avalon (2.5km)

  • 7:30-8:40 am – Registration open (Newport Beach)
  • 9:00 am – Swim start (Newport Beach)

Avalon Surf Swim (1.2km)

  • 9:00-10:00 am – Registration open (Avalon SLSC)
  • 10:30 am – Swim start (Avalon Beach)

There are two events as part of the Avalon Beach Surf Swims event; the 1.2km Avalon Beach Surf Swim and the 2.5km Around the Bends Newport to Avalon Ocean Swim Challenge.

If you have been swimming the shorter distances at other beaches this season, having gained experience and fitness over the summer, now is your time to challenge yourself and step it up a little at Avalon at either of the swims.

Dare to discover the magic of a 2.5km journey swim or break the 1k mark in front of Avalon Beach.

If you’re a foodie, and love the sounds of good coffee and a delicious breakfast, club sponsor, Café Swell, is a must-see spot.

Parking will be available at the beach, but you need to get there early. Normal parking restrictions apply, park legally and feed the metre where necessary.

Getting between Avalon and Newport

The 199 bus travels between Avalon and Newport (both directions) every 10 minutes. There is a bus stop in front of Avalon SLSC and another at the carpark at Newport Beach.

You can either:

  1. Park at Newport, swim to Avalon, then catch the bus back to Newport, or,
  2. Park at Avalon (leave plenty of time) and catch the bus to Newport.

Avalon SLSC will transport your gear from the start at Newport back to Avalon SLSC, where you can pick it up after your swim. You can also store your gear at the clubhouse at Avalon Beach.

Fins, Skins & Friends Wave

A Fins, Skins & Friends Wave is available for those who’d like a more relaxed swim. Swim with your friends, wear a wetsuit or flippers. Your time will be recorded but you won’t be eligible for prizes. You can tick the checkbox for ‘Fins, Skins & Friends Wave’ when you enter online.

Registration (on the day)

  • From 7:40 am in the carpark at the northern end of Newport Beach for the Newport To Avalon swim (View on Google Map)
  • From 9 am at the Avalon SLSC for the Avalon Surf Swim (View on Google Map)
  • Entry is online via your phone so bring your bank/credit card. No cash.

Bag drop

Avalon SLSC will transport your gear from the start at Newport back to Avalon SLSC, where you can pick it up after your swim. You can also store your gear at the clubhouse at Avalon Beach.

Location

  • Avalon Beach
  • Avalon Beach NSW, Australia

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2024 | 20232017 | 2016

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The Avalon Beach Surf Swims event hosts two previously separate swims in one awesome day of ocean swimming on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

There’s a 1.2km Avalon Beach Surf Swim off Avalon Beach and the pinnacle event, the Around the Bends Newport to Avalon Ocean Swim Challenge, a 2.5km point-to-point swim.

Organisers have scheduled it so that any parent in the ‘Around The Bends’ swim can be finished and ready to join their kids in the shorter swim – making it a family affair.

While you’re in the area, check out the cafe scene.

Sub-Events

1.2km Ocean Swim
  • Avalon Surf Swim
The starts at the northern end of the Avalon Beach and heads out through the break via the ‘North Avalon Express’, when out at the headland swimmers turn towards the southern headland to the middle of the beach and then straight in towards the clubhouse.
  • 10 Years Old
2.5km Ocean Swim
  • Around the Bends
This swim starts at the northern end of Newport Beach and heads out around the headland, past Bilgola Beach, then past Bilgola headland, heading north along the cliffs into Avalon Beach.
  • 13 Years Old
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Five ocean swims in the Pittwater region of Sydney’s Northern Beaches

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