This document provides information about popular surfing locations around Sydney, Australia such as Cronulla, Maroubra, and Bondi Beach. It also lists average winter and summer sea surface temperatures and notes that there are approximately 2 million surfers in Australia, with most spots accessible within 1-1.5 hours of Sydney. Sources included government and tourism organization websites with statistics on coastal length, temperatures, and surfing participation numbers.

1. Surfing Around Sydney
Sydney
Cronulla
Maroubra
Long Reef
Manly
Bondi
Collaroy
Palm
Beach
Visitors by nationality
There are approximately 2 million surfers in Australia
Sea surface temperature
Surf spots
Winter Summer
22-24 Cº18-20 Cº
Sources:
http://www.surfingaustralia.com/nsw/documents/snsw-companyprofile-email3.pdf
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/change/averagemaps.cgi?map=sst&sea-
son=1202
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/change/averagemaps.cgi?map=sst&sea-
son=0608
http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/212187/Sydney-
YE-Jun-13.pdf
http://www.virtualoceania.net/australia/photos/coast/
= 50,000
389,200
336,000
291,200
285,600
67,200
109,200
72,800
67,200
86,800
142,800
N
30 minutes1 hour1.5 hours
All surfers
Experienced surfers
Coastline of NSW
Australia has
36,735 kms
of coastline
5%