{{Short description|Beach in New South Wales, Australia}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2011}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Manly Beach | image = Summer days at Manly Beach.jpg | image_alt = Beach with coastline at left and apartments in the background | image_caption = View of southern section of Manly Beach, with Shelly Beach in the background | map = Australia NSW east Sydney | map_width = | map_caption = | relief = | label = Manly Beach | label_position = | mark = | marker_size = | location = Manly, New South Wales | nearest_city = Sydney | coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:AU-NSW_type:landmark|display=it}} | coords_ref = | area_ha = | designation = | designated = | disestablished = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = Northern Beaches Council | administrator = | website = | url = | module = }} thumb|Manly Beach, 2025 '''Manly Beach''' is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne and South Steyne.
==Etymology== right|thumb|250px|Manly Beach circa 1900 The beach was named by Captain Arthur Phillip for the indigenous people living there. He wrote, "Their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place".<ref>Governor Phillip to Lord Sydney, 15 May 1788, in the Historical Records of New South Wales ii:129, quoted by Robert Hughes in ''The Fatal Shore'', 1987, paperback {{ISBN|1-86046-150-6}} page 15</ref>
==Commercial area== Within walking distance of Manly Beach along the oceanway is Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach. There are shops, restaurants, night clubs, and bars in town.
==Patrol== Northern Beaches Council lifeguards operate a year-round service at South Steyne, and operate from October to April at North Steyne and Queenscliff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/beaches/beach-lifeguard-service/ |title=Lifeguard Service |publisher=Manly Council|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> Lifesavers from Manly Life Saving Club also patrol on weekends and public holidays between October and May.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
==Access== Travelling to Manly from Sydney's main ferry terminal, Circular Quay, takes 22 to 30 minutes by ferry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manly - Circular Quay |url=https://myfastferry.com.au/manly-circular-quay/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Manly Fast Ferry|language=en-AU}}</ref> The Corso, a pedestrian plaza and one of Manly's main streets for shopping and dining, runs from the Manly wharf and harbour beach, across the peninsula to Manly Beach, where it marks the boundary between North Steyne and South Steyne.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
== Gallery == alt=Manly Beach and big surf|thumb|Manly Beach with big surf <gallery> File:Manly Beach, NSW (8401236894).jpg|Manly Beach c. 1905 File:Manly Beach 001.jpg|Manly Ocean Beach from South Steyne File:Summer at Manly Beach.jpg|Manly Beach in summer File:Sunset (7539952732).jpg|Clouds over Manly Beach File:Manly Beach 3 April.jpg|Manly Beach 2025 </gallery>
== References == {{Reflist}} * [http://www.manlyaustralia.com.au Tourist Information on Manly Beach] * [http://sydneybeaches.tripod.com/guide.htm Guide to Sydney Beaches] * "Sand in our Souls – the Beach in Australian History" Leone Huntsman, MUP, 2001
== External links == {{commons category}} *[http://www.surfingatlas.com/spot/3016 Beach Location]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from SurfingAtlas.com *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110426233712/http://www.destinationmanly.com/ Destination Manly] Local business & tourism guide *[http://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-north/manly/beach-lifestyle Manly Beach] Sydney.com's official guide to Manly Beach
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