Mackenzies Bay

This article is about Mackenzies Bay, NSW, Australia. For the bay in Greenland, see Mackenzie Bay. For the bay in Canada, see Mackenzie Bay, Canada. For the embayment in the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, see MacKenzie Bay. For McKenzies Beach on the South Coast of NSW, Australia, see Malua Bay.
Mackenzies Bay
Bight
View of Mackenzies Bay, looking north-east
Mackenzies Bay
Coordinates: 33°53′59″S 151°16′23″E / 33.899831°S 151.273131°E / -33.899831; 151.273131
LocationEastern Suburbs, New South Wales, Australia
Offshore water bodiesTasman Sea

Mackenzies Bay is a small embayment in the coast between Bondi Beach and Tamarama Beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. It forms part of the shoreline boundary of the suburb of Tamarama. Most of the time, it is a rocky inlet but, at times, depending on prevailing conditions, a sandy beach—known informally as Mackenzies Bay Beach or Mackenzies—comes into existence. Mackenzies Bay is also a well-known surf break.

Because it is not a permanent beach and is not patrolled, whenever it exists, the beach has become, de facto, a 'dog-friendly beach'. It is not regarded as a safe beach for swimmers, due to its narrow dimensions, not being patrolled, and its difficult access over a rocky and slippery shoreline. If large numbers are using the beach, lifesavers are sometimes diverted there, from adjacent beaches, to watch over those using it.

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