Whale Beach

• Whale Beach is a 600-metre-long, east-facing beach located between two 40-metre-high headlands: Little Head and Careel Head.
• On its southern end, there is a 25-metre rock pool that is family-friendly, with shallow, sandy-bottomed waters.

The Big Swim

• Whale Beach is home to The Big Swim, New South Wales' longest continuously running ocean swim. This is a true ocean swim covering a distance of 2.5 to 2.8 km, from Palm Beach to Whale Beach. The Big Swim has been held each January since 1974.

Careel House

• The beach is also location of the Careel House , an unusual home designed by architect Alexander Stewart Jolly.
• Built on Careel Head overlooking the beach and completed in 1934, this single-storey bungalow was constructed from sandstone blocks quarried on-site and is now heritage-listed.
• It is considered one of Sydney's most bizarre homes.