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This is a list of social nudity places in Oceania for recreation. It includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches), swimming holes and lakes and some naturist resorts.[1] It does not include resorts that allow women to sunbathe top-free, or where indigenous peoples maintain their customs regarding clothing.

Australia

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Australian Capital Territory

• Kambah Pool

New South Wales

The following beaches and resorts in New South Wales are legally nudist or clothing optional:

• Arcadia
• Armands Beach, Bermagui, Sapphire Coast
• Birdie Beach, Lake Munmorah[2]
• Near Byron Bay, the beach adjacent to the Tyagarah Nature Reserve, south of the picnic area at the end of Grays Lane, has been designated a ‘clothes optional beach’ (nudist beach) by Byron Shire Council.[3][4][lower-alpha 1]
• BB at Byron Bay Luxury Naturist Retreat (Affiliated ANF)[lower-alpha 2]
• Coast and Valley Nudists
• Lady Bay Beach, Watsons Bay, Sydney Harbour[5] (name changed in 1977 from Lady Jane Beach)
• Cobblers Beach, Mosman, Sydney Harbour
• Kiata Country Club Sydney
• Naturi Club
• Obelisk Beach, Mosman, Sydney Harbour
• River Island Nature Retreat
• Rosco Club Incorporated
• Samurai Beach, One Mile
• Twin Falls Naturist Retreat | url = https://www.twin-falls.com |
• Werrong Beach, Royal National Park
• Wrenbrook

The following beaches are regularly used by naturists, but nude bathing may not be legally protected:

• Belongil Beach, Byron Bay
• Tyagarah Beach {legal}, Byron Bay
• Kings Beach, Broken Head, near Byron Bay
• Curracurrang, Royal National Park
• Flint and Steel Beach, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
• Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse
• Little Jibbon Beach, Royal National Park
• Marley Beach, Royal National Park
• Shelley Beach, Royal National Park
• Seven Mile Beach, Seven Mile Beach National Park
• Washaway Beach, Sydney Harbour National Park

Northern Territory

• Casuarina Beach, Darwin

Queensland

There is no legal nude beach in Queensland. This was restated in April 2016 following another petition to the Labor State Government who said they would not approve a nudist beach. Police Minister Bill Byrne on May 2, 2016 rejected two attempts - a paper petition with 527 signatures and an online petition bearing 946 names - to create a "clothing optional beach". Petitioners wanted a beach "for the recreational use of those who wish to sunbathe or swim nude without the fear of prosecution". Minister Byrne said the State's Public Safety Business Agency advised Queensland's wilful exposure laws were designed to protect citizens and keep them safe.. "As such, I can advise that the Queensland government has no plans to change the current legislation dealing with wilful exposure, therefore the designation of a clothing optional beach is not supported at this time."

Queensland is the only mainland state in Australia that has no legal nude beaches.

Current unofficial beaches are:

• Alexandria Bay (known as "A Bay") near Noosa is a popular spot with nudists and arguably the most tolerated nude beach.[6][5]
• Bribie Island - Remote beaches on Bribie were once popular with nudists, though Moreton Bay rangers as well as police now regularly patrol this remote island.
• Buchan Point, at the southern edge of Ellis Beach, 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Cairns.[lower-alpha 3]
• Cow Bay, two hours north of Cairns[5] within the Daintree Rainforest.

The following resorts are naturist or clothing optional:

• Balkaz
• Cooroy Colony
• Eagles View
• Elephant Rock
• Savannah Park
• Tranquility
• Whiptail
• Pacific sun Friends Donybrooke
• Nakedstay Sunshine coast Hinterland

South Australia

The following beaches in South Australia are used by nudists:

• Maslin Beach[7][5]
• Ocean Beach near Robe
• Pelican Point, Barmera
• Murrippi Beach, near Whyalla
• Point Drummond, Eyre Peninsula (not legal)
• Macs Beach, near Price on Yorke Peninsula. (Unofficial) Very isolated with miles of beach to be away from anyone.

Tasmania

Tasmania Police in February 2016 said that it was illegal to swim or be in a public place without appropriate attire and patrols at Seven Mile Beach would be increased in response to the complaints.[8]

Nudists use the following beaches:[9]

• 7-mile Beach
• Bakers Beach[10][lower-alpha 4]
• Green's Peninsula Beach
• Nude Beach – section of beach naturally secluded by a rocky outcrop, beyond the south-western end of Hinsby Beach, Taroona[11][lower-alpha 5]

Victoria

Victoria has over 2,000 km (1,242.7 mi) of coastline with hundreds of beaches.[12] Three of those beaches are legal clothes-optional beaches:[13]

• Sunnyside North Beach, Mount Eliza, Port Philip Bay on the Mornington Peninsula[5]
• Point Impossible Beach, Torquay, West Coast
• Southside Beach, near Bells Beach, West Coast

Previously listed as clothes-optional beach:

• Campbell's Cove, near Werribee South. Campbells Cove had clothing-optional status removed by Wyndham City Council in July 2016.[14]

The following are not legal nudist beaches but are used by nudists:

• Cape Conran
• Cutlers Beach, Wonthaggi
• The Oaks, Inverloch

Western Australia

The following are legal nudist beaches in Western Australia:[15]

• North Swanbourne Beach[5]
• Warnbro Beach, Rockingham[16][17] [lower-alpha 6]
• Mindalong Beach, Bunbury
• Mauritius Beach, Exmouth[18][lower-alpha 7]
• East Pretty Pool, Port Hedland[19][lower-alpha 8]
• Ten Mile Lagoon, Esperance[20]

The following resort is Naturist:

• Sunseekers Nudist Club[21][22]

The following beaches are used by naturists, but nude bathing may not be legally protected:

• Cable Beach, Broome
• Redgate Beach, Margaret River

New Zealand

There is no law prohibiting nakedness in public. In cases of ‘public nakedness’ the police go to the Summary Offences Act 1981 and consider, S27 Obscene/Indecent exposure; S4 Offensive behaviour; or S4 Disorderly behaviour.

In 1991 an appeal to the High Court won and determined that the legal definition of 'offensive' was not met by mere nakedness, even in the presence of children, on the grounds that a reasonable person would "regard the conduct... as inappropriate, unnecessary, and in bad taste, but not arousing feelings of anger, disgust, or outrage."[23] There had to be 'intent to offend'. Public nudity on beaches is generally not enforceable. There have been a number of successful legal challenges to being naked in a public area, including cycling and running, so long as there was no intent to offend. [24]

In 2012 a number of complaints regarding behavior at Auckland beaches led to warnings being issued by police at some which have a history of use by naturists. However, no official action was taken.[25]

Beaches

North Island

Northland Region

• Maitai Bay, Karikari Peninsula[26]
• Rarawa Beach near Ngataki
• Tapotupotu Bay[26]
• Uretiti Beach[27][28] [lower-alpha 9]
• Waitata Bay, Russell[26]

Auckland

• Fitzpatrick Bay [lower-alpha 10]
• Herne Bay
• Karekare Beach[28]
• Ladies Bay, Saint Heliers[27][28]
• Little Palm Beach, Waiheke Island[27][28]
• O'Neills Beach[26]
• Orpheus Bay[26]
• St Leonards Beach, Takapuna[26][28]
• Pohutukawa Bay (Long Bay), North Shore[27][28]

Coromandel Peninsula

• Opoutere Beach[26][29]

Bay of Plenty

• Waihi Beach[26]
• Pāpāmoa Beach, Tauranga[27][28] [lower-alpha 11]

Taranaki

• Tapuae Beach, New Plymouth

Manawatū-Whanganui

• Ototoka Beach, Whanganui[26]

Hawke's Bay Region

• Ocean Beach[26]

Wellington

• Breaker Bay[27][28] [lower-alpha 12]
• Peka Peka Beach, Kapiti Coast[27][28] [lower-alpha 13]

South Island

Nelson

• Moturoa / Rabbit Island, Richmond[26]
• Breakers Bay, Kaiteriteri^{[citation needed]}

Westland District

• Barrytown Beach[30]
• Carters Beach[30]
• Lake Kaniere[30]

Canterbury Region

• Ashworths Beach[31]
• Waikuku Beach[26][31]
• Woodend Beach, Woodend[26][31]

Christchurch and Banks Peninsula

• Camp Bay[31]
• Hikuraki Bay[28]
• Spencer Park Beach[26][31]
• Taylors Mistake Beach[26] [lower-alpha 14]
• Tumbledown Bay[31]

Otago Region

• Homestead Bay, Lake Wanaka[30][32]
• Willsher Bay, Kākā Point[33]

Dunedin

• Allans Beach[30][32] [lower-alpha 15]
• Boulder Beach[32] [lower-alpha 16]
• Doctors Point Beach[30][32] [lower-alpha 17]
• Kaikai Beach[32] [lower-alpha 18]
• Mapoutahi Cove[30][32] [lower-alpha 19]
• Ryans Beach[32] [lower-alpha 20]
• Sandfly Bay[30][32] [lower-alpha 21]
• Smaills Beach[30][32] [lower-alpha 22]
• Victory Beach[32] [lower-alpha 23]
• Warrington Beach[32] [lower-alpha 24]
• Whareakeake (Murdering Beach)[30][32] [lower-alpha 25]

Southland Region

• Whakaputa Beach[32]

Invercargill

• North Beach[32]

Clubs

• Auckland Counties Sun Club, Auckland
• Auckland Naturist Orewa, Auckland
• Auckland Outdoor Naturist Club, Auckland
• Autumn Farm, Golden Bay
• Bay of Plenty Sun Club, Whakatāne
• Guysers Gaystay B&B (for men), Rotorua
• Hawkes Bay Outdoor Leisure Club, Napier
• Katikati Naturist Park, Bay of Plenty
• Manawatu Naturist Club, Oroua Downs, Manawatu District[34]
• Nelson Sun Club, Nelson[35]
• Orchard Sun Club, Sutton, Dunedin[35]
• Pineglades Naturist Club, Rolleston[35][lower-alpha 26]
• Rotota Sun Club, Rotorua[36]
• South Canterbury Sun Club, Geraldine[35]
• Southern Naturally, Invercargill[35]
• Wai-natur Naturist Park, Blenheim[35]
• Wellington Naturist Club, Te Mārua, Upper Hutt[lower-alpha 27]
• Woodside Park/Waikato Outdoor Society, Hamilton[37]

United States

Hawaii

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Nude beaches can be found on Hawaii's four largest islands. Some are officially designated as nude beaches, while others officially forbid nudity but tolerate it in practice.

Oahu

• Sand Island is an island within Honolulu on the island of Oahu. On the small island, accessible by causeway, at the southwestern most point, is a small secluded beach that is often frequented by nudists. Nudity is illegal at Sand Island due to a state park rule against nudity.
• Polo Beach in Makaleha City and County Park on the North Shore of Oahu has an clothing optional area. Look for a white rail fence on Farrington Highway right or ocean side about four miles west of Haleiwa, north shore. Park there. When entering the beach area from the dirt access trail from highway where park rules sign is walk RIGHT (NOT left) on the beach for clothing optional. Signage prohibiting nudity was removed in 2016.

Hawai‘i (Big Island)

• Kehena (“Dolphin Beach”) is a black sand beach in the Puna District of the island of Hawai‘i.
• Hangin’ Loose Clothing-Optional Retreat & Botanical Gardens is a thirty-minute drive from Kehena in the Puna District of the Island of Hawai‘i, the “Big Island.”

Maui

• Little Mākena Beach. A sign forbidding nudity was erected in 2021 as the beach is in a state park where nudity is illegal. Nevertheless nudism remains common here. Located in Mākena State Park, Maui.
• Red Sand Beach near Hāna
• Slaughterhouse Beach in Hana Highway on Maui

Kaua‘i

• Kauapea Beach on Kaua‘i. The English name is Secret Beach. Walk along the sand east, towards the light house on the cliff, until you reach Third and Fourth Beaches. There are "showers", outpourings of water from the rock wall between Second and Third Beaches where you can shower.
• Donkey Beach on Kaua‘i was a clothing-optional beach, but recent development of a coastal bike path means it is no longer secluded and used by nudists.[38] Hawaii is a topfree state, there has never been a law against topfree sunbathing at NON state park beaches like this one. It IS illegal at state park beaches.
• Larsen's Beach on Kaua‘i This is the primary clothing-optional Beach on Kauai. The Hawaiian name is Lepeuli.

Notes

References

External links

• Sydney Nudist Information
• Free Beaches Australia
• Australian Nude Beaches on Google Maps

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