Shelley Beach

Shelley Beach NSW 2261

A quiet clifftop pocket where surf breaks, fairways and national-park headlands meet the Pacific.

Life at Shelley Beach.

Shelley Beach is a small, settled ocean-side pocket just south of The Entrance, a headland suburb of surf, sea breezes and a tight residential grid that looks out over the water. Life here revolves around the coast: the surf and rock platform at Shelley Beach itself, the clifftop greens of Shelley Beach Golf Club, and the gentle neighbouring coves of Blue Bay and Toowoon Bay a short walk away. It’s quiet, uncommercial and a touch elevated, with many homes capturing a slice of ocean view. Buyers find a calm family-and-retiree community with genuine beachside amenity, at prices below the blue-chip southern beaches, with The Entrance’s shops and Tuggerah Lake just minutes north.

By the numbers.

$1.70M

Median house price

$800

Median weekly rent

+15.3%

House price growth

past 12 months

47

Days on market

houses, median

2.75%

Rental yield

gross, houses

27

House sales

past 12 months, tightly held

Life in Shelley Beach.

Surf · Rock platform · Patrolled

Shelley Beach

One of the most popular surfing beaches on the Central Coast, with a consistent beach break and its own surf life saving club.

18 holes · Clifftop · Dining

Shelley Beach Golf Club

On its clifftop site since 1954, an 18-hole course where golf and dining meet the sea.

Coastal walk · Whale watching

Wyrrabalong & Crackneck

The coastal walking track climbs through Wyrrabalong National Park to Crackneck Point, a well-known clifftop spot for whale watching.

Sheltered coves · Family swimming

Blue Bay & Toowoon Bay

Gentle neighbouring coves a short walk away, offering calm, sheltered swimming beside Shelley's surf.

Schools nearby.

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary

Catholic · K-6

On Shelly Beach Road at the suburb's doorstep, the closest primary school.

Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, The Entrance Campus

Public · 7-10

About 3 minutes away on The Entrance Road, Long Jetty.

Bateau Bay Public School

Public · K-6

In neighbouring Bateau Bay, a short drive south.

Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, Tumbi Umbi Campus

Public · 11-12

The senior-years campus completing the local public pathway.

Transport links.

Sydney via M1

About 94 km by road to the Sydney CBD via Wyong and the M1 Pacific Motorway.

Route 21

The Entrance North to Gosford service stops on Shelly Beach Road, linking to Erina and Gosford.

Tuggerah Station

The nearest rail link, about a 20-minute drive, with Sydney trains roughly every 30 minutes.

Tuggerah Lakes Cycleway

The lakeside shared-path network begins minutes away at Long Jetty and The Entrance.

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