Cronulla is a beachside suburb, in Sydney, in
the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the
Sydney central business district, in the local
government area of the Sutherland Shire.

Cronulla is located on a peninsula framed by
Botany Bay to the north, Bate Bay to the east,
Port Hacking to the south, and Gunnamatta Bay
to the west. The neighbouring suburb of
Woolooware lies to the west of Cronulla, and
Burraneer lies to the southwest. The Kurnell
peninsula, the site of the first landfall on the
eastern coastline made by Lt. (later Captain)
James Cook in 1770, is reached by driving
northeast out of Cronulla on Captain Cook
Drive. Cronulla is a popular tourist attraction
and attracts many beachgoers from all over
Sydney. Cronulla Beach features a long stretch
of sand that runs from Boat Harbour to North
Cronulla, followed by rock pools and another
sandy beach at South Cronulla. The beaches
of Cronulla from north to south are: Boat
Harbour, Wanda Beach, Elouera Beach, North
Cronulla Beach, Cronulla Beach, Blackwoods
Beach, Shelly Beach and Oak Park. Local
names also apply to various parts of the beach,
such as The Alley, between Cronulla Beach and
North Cronulla, The Wall, between North
Cronulla and Elouera, Midway, between
Elouera and Wanda, and Green Hills, to the
north of Wanda,
Sandshoes, near the mouth of the Port Hacking
estuary, Voodoo Reef and The Point. The
beaches are popular recreational areas for
swimming, surfing, bodyboarding, bodysurfing
and other water sports.
Shark Island, just off Cronulla Beach, is a
famous surfing and bodyboarding spot, and
the site of the annual Shark Island Challenge
bodyboarding contest.
Gunnamatta Bay provides protected swimming
at the baths off Gunnamatta Park. Port Hacking
is a popular location for such water sports
as waterskiing and wakeboarding.