Originally Posted by
peter11
Yuck! Thanks for the images. I am sure most Australians are hanging with family and if they happen to live at the beach they might do beach stuff. At least that's the way it is here in California if we have a warm Christmas day. Regardless, with the city pretty much closed, seems like a beach day might be in order for us. So glad to get your advice though about Coogee and Bondi. That looks pretty awful; certainly not my cup of tea.
I'd really consider the harbour beaches in that case. Somewhere like Nielsen Park has a big park area behind it so plenty of space to have a picnic and then go for a swim. It's also probably the prettiest beach on the harbour.