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West Head Beach

West Head Beach

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West Head Beach

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Location: New South Wales, Australia

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oliviakellis

March 23, 2026

West Head Beach is a small, sheltered cove on Pittwater with golden sand and scattered rock formations along the shoreline. It’s more suited to sitting by the water than swimming, with generally calm conditions compared to the ocean side. There are no facilities at the beach, so bring what you need.

Markus M

September 22, 2019

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beautiful small secluded Beach with a lot of boulders to climb around on

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