Description

Wanda Beach is around 18 km south of Sydney, in the suburb of Cronulla ,NSW, Australia. Climatic zone is temperate. It is a suburban beach surrounded by parks, and house. It can be accessed by car or walking north from Cronulla.
Wanda Beach is one of a series of beaches that curve for around 4km along Bate Bay. Wanda Beach connects with Elouera beach 400m to the south. To the north Wanda merges into the Cronulla Beach reserve, an unpopulated and undeveloped stretch of beach accessible only by foot.
Wanda Beach is a sandy beach, the sand is pale white, soft and clean.
It has little protection from southerly swell and winds like the beaches to the south.

Name

The name Wanda is an Aboriginal word for 'Beach' or 'Sand Dunes'.

Wanda Beach Map

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Wanda is has its own SLSC and is patrolled every day from Oct to Apr

Toilets

Outdoor Showers

Small picnic area near SLSC

Summer Salt has great food and views. It is at the next beach South from Wanda, just a short walk

There are cafes and Fast Food shops nearby

Wanda is a great beach to sunbake on, as it is usually less crowded than nearby Cronulla beaches. The beach is usually patrolled at peak times.

Swimming and body surfing is popular at Wanda.

There is a beach break at Wanda that is fairly good. The beach is exposed so can get blown out, but also picks up any available swell on smaller days.

Surf Fishing is popular from the beach towards the end of the day.

From Wanda you can walk along the sand North all the way to Boat Harbour, or South past the main Cronulla beaches, past Shark Island and all the way to the Bate Bay Southern headland.

History

Wanda Beach Murders- In 1965 two young girls were found murdered in the sand dunes North of Wanda Beach. The crime is still one of Australias greatest unsolved murders. More info is on Wikipedia Click Here (external link)