Pickering Point Baths is a small shark-netted enclosure on Middle Harbour at Seaforth, reached by a steep walk and about 66 steps, with yachts moored just beyond the net. There are no change rooms or showers.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour or river baths
- Good to know
- Showers, Change rooms
- Facilities and access
- No change rooms or showers; about 66 steps down
- Cost
- Free
- Lifeguards
- No
- Best time to go
- Around high tide
- Water quality
- GoodGurney Crescent Baths, 0.1 km away. Sampled 27 Oct. Source: NSW Beachwatch.
- Town
- Seaforth, NSW
What it's like
A quiet netted swimming spot at the water's edge below Seaforth, with bush around it and moored yachts out in the bay. It is a local's spot, rarely crowded.
When to go
Around high tide; at low tide the enclosure is much shallower. Avoid swimming after heavy rain.
Getting there and facilities
From the nearest bus stop it is about a ten-minute walk down steep streets, then about 66 steps to the water. There are no change rooms or showers at the baths.
Good to know
There are no lifeguards, and the steps make it hard going for anyone with limited mobility.