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Wollongong Swimming Pools, Summer 2026-27 (NSW): Opening Hours for Heated, Freshwater and Saltwater Pools, Plus the Nine Rock Pools

Beaton Park Leisure Centre, Gwynneville, photographed in December 2025

Wollongong City Council runs six freshwater pools and three saltwater pools, and from Saturday 31 October 2026 most of them open 6am to 7pm daily until 19 March 2027. This brief sets out the hours from the council’s Pools page and Swim Season Hours page. For the beaches, see our brief on Wollongong’s patrolled beaches.

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Wollongong’s 17 Patrolled Beaches, Summer 2026-27 (NSW): Patrol Hours by Season, Flags and Beach Rules

North Beach, North Wollongong, photographed in December 2025

Wollongong City Council patrols 17 beaches this summer, from Stanwell Park in the north to Windang in the south, and swimmers should enter the water only between the red and yellow flags. This brief sets out the council’s patrol hours for each beach in each part of the 2026-27 season, taken from its Beaches page and Swim Season Hours page.