Whitsunday Islands, Australia A list of the bluest water from around the world would not be complete without honouring the Whitsunday Islands. The region is widely recognised for being a gateway to the Great Barrier reef, however the 74 islands that make up the magical paradise have plenty more to offer.
Conservationist and advocate for the protection of coastlines Brad Farmer has awarded Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island the top spot, the first time a South Australian beach has ever won the award.
Bondi Beach, New South Wales
Let's start with the most populous of the six Australian states. New South Wales is home to one of the most popular beaches worldwide.
Cable Beach, Broome
Another Western Australian jewel is Cable Beach, which consists of 22 kilometres of pure white sand, a backdrop of red hills and some of the clearest blue waters you'll ever see. It's famous for its opportunities to ride camels along the shore, and gentle waves that are ideal for swimmers.
The Hyams Beach is a beautiful Jervis Bay beach, located in New South Wales, Australia. According to the Guinness World Record, it boasts the whitest sand on our entire planet. The Hyams Beach sand it made up of microscopic quartz particles – tiny sand crystals that are almost fluorescent.
Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grand National Park
Lucky Bay in Cape Le Grand National Park is home to some of the whitest sand in all of Australia.
Located on Whitsunday Island, Whitehaven Beach is known for being Australia's most photographed beach. This shoreline offers 4 miles of white sand and stunning turquoise water that is broken up by large sand bars, creating a one-of-a-kind beach experience.
The Weddell Sea, Antarctic Peninsula
The Weddell Sea has been claimed by scientists to have the clearest waters of any ocean in the world.
Some of the clearest, bluest ocean waters on Earth are found in the South Pacific.
South Australia's Stokes Bay, which is located on Kangaroo Island. Being named Australia's best beach is the second huge piece of praise that Kangaroo Island has received already in 2023, after The New York Times included the entire landmass among its 52 places to visit this year.
Bondi Beach, NSW. Australia's beach culture begins at Bondi Beach so it makes sense to start the list here.
Jervis Bay is famous for many things – white sand, crystal clear waters and whale watching to name a few. Jervis Bay is also one of the few places in Australia where you can witness the incredible natural phenomena known as bioluminescence.
Bondi Beach is considered the safest beach in Australia. It's one of the most popular beaches that has lifesavers patrolling the beach all day. Bondi Beach is considered the safest beach because of the number of patrolled lifeguards for those swimming, you should swim only on patrolled beaches.
The Coorong – Australia's longest beach
The Coorong, located from Cape Jaffa to the Murray Mouth, is the longest continuous beach in Australia at 194 km.
Whitehaven Beach stretches over seven kilometres and boasts brilliant white silica sand that is among the purest in the world. Sink your feet into the sand and wade into the warm waves that gently lap the shore and you'll soon realise why people come here from all over the world.
South Australia has been crowned Australia's most considerate state! South Australians have been found to be the most likely to consider other people's needs, according to the Helga's Kindness Index, a first-of-its-kind report examining the state of kindness in the country.
The city of Perth has the best weather/climate in Australia. The city enjoys a temperate Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and mild but wet winters. Perth is also the sunniest capital city in Australia and is considered one of the hottest experiencing over 250+ days of sunny blue skies.
Western Australia earns the title of sunniest state on the continent due to its size and location. Perth has the most peak sunlight hours at 3,200 hours annually.