Elouera Beach

Located in the Sutherland Shire in the southern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Elouera Beach is a small beige sand beach with many rocky portions.  The beach is part of the Cronulla coastline and is tucked between Wanda Beach and North Cronulla Beach.  It is positioned along the shores of Bate Bay and has a beautiful backdrop of dunes, coastal vegetation, and an opulent restaurant, namely Summer Salt Restaurant, which together provide incredible views of the Pacific Ocean.  The beach has been awarded the Blue Flag certification due to its cleanliness and water quality standards.

Elouera Beach offers many amenities, including seasonal lifeguards, a surf lifesaving club, restrooms, showers, shaded areas, an esplanade, restaurants, cafes, shops, a bus stop, and a nearby train station.  In addition, the beach is home to the Elouera Surf Life Saving Club, which has dedicated members patrolling the beach to ensure the safety of swimmers and surfers.

Elouera Beach is a family-friendly beach that offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, 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.  If you enjoy windsurfing, the beach offers frequent windy weather and great waves.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  The beach hosts many interesting festivals, events, and surfing competitions throughout the year.  The beach attracts a large influx of visitors due to its convenient location.  Dogs are not allowed on the beach, and it is open from sunrise until sunset.

Elouera Beach offers an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Elouera Beach is easy - the beach has a paid parking lot located at 102 Mitchell Road, which provides easy access to the beach.  Alternatively, there are many street parking spots located at 80 Mitchell Street where visitors can conveniently park their vehicles, which also provides easy access. 

Elouera Beach gets its name from the Aboriginal word meaning "a pleasant place." 

There are many attractions near Elouera Beach.  Captain Cook's Landing Place is a famous historical site where Captain James Cook first landed in Botany Bay in 1770.  Visitors can explore the monument and informative displays that provide interesting insight into the historical past of Australia.  The Sydney Tramway Museum is a small outdoor museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Sydney's tramway system.  Visitors can explore various tram models from various parts of Australia, and a few of these vintage trams, which are operational, offer rides on the museum grounds.  Kamay Botany Bay National Park is spread over 471 hectares and features coastal scrub, woodlands, rainforests, beaches, rocky formations, Aboriginal sites, and foreshores along the bay.  It is home to a wide array of native wildlife and vegetation, including the spotted gum forest, kangaroos, gray-headed flying foxes, white-bellied sea eagles, and the protected green and golden bell frog.  Visitors can enjoy hiking trails, swimming, bird watching, and picnicking.   Bonna Point Reserve is positioned on the southern end of the Kurnell peninsula, overlooking Botany Bay.  This beachfront dog-friendly park offers many amenities, including a large playground with swing sets, restrooms, changing rooms, benches, a skate park, a biking path, picnic areas, picnic tables, shady areas, a barbecue grill facility, and walking trails.  If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Cape Baily Lighthouse is positioned on the southern headland of Botany Bay, on rugged cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  This white concrete octagonal lighthouse guides the ships safely past the northern coast of Botany Bay.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants on Elouera Beach.  Summer Salt Restaurant is an upscale beachfront restaurant positioned right on the beach that serves incredible soups, salads, seafood, meat, pork, and poultry dishes.  500 Degrees Restaurant Cronulla serves incredible steaks, ribs, beef, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  The Greenery Cronulla serves amazing salads, sandwiches, burgers, seafood, meat, pork, and poultry dishes.  Oops Modern Thai Restaurant serves amazing Thai-inspired dishes, including soups, salads, fried rice, noodles, curries, seafood, meat, and seafood.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Cook at Kurnell offers an outdoor seating area and serves amazing breakfast bowls, burgers, and fish and chips.

If you are looking for a hotel near Elouera Beach, there are many great options nearby.  If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 5-Star Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour is 42 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an indoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, and two restaurants.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Rydges Cronulla Beachside, which has many amenities, including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a sauna, a fitness center, and a restaurant.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star Quest Cronulla Beach, which has many amenities including an outdoor pool, a fitness room, a hot tub, a sauna, and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Cronulla Motor Inn, which offers several amenities including an outdoor pool, whirlpool tubs, and restaurants.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the 3-Star Engadine Motor Inn offers a few amenities including an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a sauna.