Bungan Beach

Located in the northern suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Bungan Beach is a 600-meter-long beige sand beach.  The beach is tucked between North Mona Vale Headland Reserve and Bungan Head Reserve along the Bongin Bongin Bay. It has a beautiful backdrop of rocky sandstone cliffs, oceanfront homes, and a few hotels, which together provide incredible views of the vast Pacific Ocean.  There is a single bar that stretches the whole length of the beach, with two or three changing rips along the beach and two big rips against the rocks at either end.

Bungan Beach does not have lifeguards but offers several other amenities, including a surf club, a hotel, and nearby bus stop.  It is important to note that the beach is patrolled by volunteers of the Bungan Beach Surf Club during the swimming season.

Bungan Beach offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, beachcombing, picnicking, surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, paddleboarding, building castles, and hiking.  If you are planning to go into the water, we recommend being careful, as the water is known to have unpredictable rip currents.  The northern side of the beach is a perfect spot for windsurfing due to its frequently windy weather and great waves. If you enjoy fishing, you may catch a variety of fish.   Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  The beach is ideal for visitors looking for a quiet beach experience, as this beach sees fewer visitors than other nearby beaches.  Dogs are allowed if they are on a leash, and it is open from sunrise until sunset.

Bungan Beach does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Bungan  Beach is easy - the beach has a few parking spots located at 202 Barrenjoey Road, which provides easy access to the beach.  After parking, visitors have to walk for five minutes on a steep road to access the beach.

Bungan Beach is a perfect spot to relax and unwind while watching the sunset.

There are many attractions near Bungan Beach.  Governor Phillip Park is a beachfront dog-friendly park that offers many amenities, including a gazebo, picnic areas, picnic tables, benches, barbecue grill facilities, restrooms, and a large playground with swing sets.  Upper Gledhill Falls features a small waterfall that cascades into a deep emerald pool surrounded by many rocky cliffs, where visitors can enjoy a refreshing dip.   Barrenjoey Lighthouse is a 36-foot-tall lighthouse positioned on the northernmost tip of the Palm Beach Peninsula.  It was built in 1888 to monitor the smugglers activities in bringing contraband into Broken Bay, and it has also served as an observation point to watch Japanese ships during World War II. Visitors can climb up the lighthouse and enjoy incredible views of the vast Pacific Ocean.  Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is spread over 15,000 hectares and is home to a wide variety of landscapes, including forests, woodlands, heaths, rainforests, mangroves, rivers, waterfalls, cliffs, beaches, rocky formations, and Aboriginal sites.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including bushwalking, hiking, camping, mountain biking, boating, kayaking, canoeing, horseback riding, picnicking, fishing, and bird watching.   If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Garigal National Park preserves fragile ecosystems, including bushland, wetlands, forests, and estuaries, that offer unique insight into the local biodiversity.  The park offers many interesting activities, including fishing, cycling, horseback riding, kayaking, canoeing, picnicking, sailing, boating, bushwalking, birdwatching, and picnicking.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within a six-minute drive of Bungan Beach. Bert's Bar and Brasserie serves seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  In addition, it also serves pre-designed three-course meals.  Flying Fox Cafe Mona Vale offers outdoor seating areas and a kid's playground.  It serves amazing salads, burgers, sandwiches, meat, and poultry dishes.  Fernando’s Peruvian Rotisserie serves delicious salads, burgers, sandwiches, burritos, wraps, nachos, and pre-designed meals.  Wasabi Japanese Sushi Bar serves soups, salads, sashimi, sushi, rolls, and bento boxes.   If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Han Court Chinese Restaurant serves amazing soups, noodles, fried rice, and Chinese dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Bungan Beach, there are many great options nearby.  If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 5-Star Park Hyatt Sydney is 52 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including a rooftop pool, a deck with harbor views, a spa, a fitness center, and two restaurants.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Jonah’s Restaurant & Boutique Hotel, which has many amenities, including an outdoor pool, a fitness center, whirlpool tubs, a restaurant, and complimentary breakfast.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star Metro Mirage Hotel Newport, which has many amenities including an outdoor pool, a fitness room, a hot tub, a restaurant, and a private jetty.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star The Hornsby Inn, which offers a few amenities including pool tables, a Thai restaurant, and complimentary breakfast.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the 3-Star Blues Point Hotel offers a few amenities including a restaurant, a sports bar, and a terrace.