How far is Sydney from the ocean?
Sydney is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
6.8 km
4.2 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
None
Australia has no land border
Setting
On the coast
127th farthest from the ocean of 182 cities
SydneyNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the ocean?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Sydney at a glance
- Coordinates
- 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Distance to the coast
- 6.8 km (4.2 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 33.8938° S, 151.2744° E
- Nearest land border
- None: Australia has no land border
- Among Australia's cities
- 4th farthest from the ocean of the 6 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Australia | 0.1 km (0 miles) |
| Melbourne | Australia | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Brisbane | Australia | 12 km (7.7 miles) |
| Adelaide | Australia | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Auckland | New Zealand | 0.6 km (0.4 miles) |
Questions
How far is Sydney from the ocean?
Sydney is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 6.8 km (4.2 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Sydney from the nearest border?
Australia has no land border with another country, so the nearest foreign territory is across the sea.
Where in Sydney is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (33.8678° S, 151.2073° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.