Manly Beach, New South Wales
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Manly Beach is the southernmost beach situated on Sydney's Northern Beaches, Australia. There are three main sections known as Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne, from North to South.
Within a short walk of Manly Beach is Fairy Bower and Shelley Beach. Also adjacent to Sydney Harbour National Park, Fairy Bower is one of the few large wave surfing spots in Sydney and produces a long right hand wave breaking over a reef. Shelley Beach (and the surrounding Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve) is a popular place for scuba diving, and is the only beach on Australia's east coast which faces inland.
Manly Beach is highly popular with tourists and locals alike; a popularity rivalled only by the famous Bondi Beach south of the harbour.
Travelling to Manly from Sydney's main ferry terminal, Circular Quay, takes 30 minutes by ferry or 15 minutes by catamaran. The Corso, a pedestrian plaza and one of Manly's main streets for shopping and dining, runs from the ferry wharf and harbour beach all the way across the peninsula to Manly Beach, where it marks the boundary between North Steyne and South Steyne.
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There is a major rivalry between the popularity of Bondi Beach and Manly Beach.
