Henley beach
At Henley Beach you can swim, ride a boat, fish, play volleyball, walk a dog or simply sunbathe on a wide sandy beach. Its shallow calm waters and a flat bottom without stones favor family leisure.
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Beach description
The recreation zone epicenter is the quay,- Henley Square, with many stores, restaurants, pubs, and bars. The infrastructure of Henley Beach includes the following:
- water closets
- comfortable parking lot,
- ice cream parlour,
- cafeterias,
- fountains,
- wave-shaped wooden stairs leading right to the quayside,
- large grass sites for picnic,
- and beach shower stalls.
Visitors enjoy sea and sun, walk down the beach paths, indulge in shopping and picnics.
Tourists can also go for hiking or ride a bicycle to the neighboring Glenelga beach (15 km). The path leading to Glenelg quay will give you many impressions. It will lead by wind turbines, the oldest surf club in Australia, picturesque sand dunes, and boat pier.
When is it better to go
The busiest swimming season in Australia lasts from December to February. In this summer, for the southern latitudes, the mainland heats up to 25-30 °C, in places up to 40 °C. In winter (June to August) the air is cooled down to 11 °C. May and September are considered the best beach months with a cloudless sky and not too active sun.