Shelly Beach
Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia
- No lifeguards listed
- Free parking
- No dogs
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.6
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
4.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 19°C65°F
- Wind
- 3320 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 4126 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 7 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 70%
- Sunset
- 7:14 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 73%
- Mon6.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 43%
- Tue6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 24%
- Wed7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 11%
- Thu8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 14%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Shelly Beach
Shelly Beach is a sandy beach located in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. It is 108 meters long and has 26 food options within 1 kilometer. OpenStreetMap lists a drinking water facility and free parking nearby.
Shelly Beach (also known as Shelley Beach) is a beach located in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to North Head and Fairy Bower. Shelly Beach is a western facing beach on the eastern coast of Australia.
Shelly Beach is part of the no take Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve.
Source: Shelly Beach (Manly) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardNone listed
- Restrooms70 m230 ft away
- Showers50 m160 ft away
- Drinking water60 m190 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink26 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables50 m160 ft away
- Playground200 m660 ft away
- Boat ramp50 m170 ft away
- DogsNot allowed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 630 m0.4 miManly Hospital, Darley Rd
- Nearest town
- 990 m0.6 miManly (town)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miRose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Fairy Bower Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away3.6 Poor
- South Steyne Beach0.8 km0.5 mi west away3.6 Poor
- Manly Beach0.9 km0.5 mi west away3.6 Poor
- Collins Flat Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away3.6 Poor
- Collins Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away3.6 Poor