Best Australian beaches for 2025 revealed

There is no doubt that Australia has the best beaches in the world, and Tourism Australia’s official 2025 Best Australian Beaches list highlights just how extraordinary our coastline is.

For the first time Tasmania has won the title of Australia’s ‘best beach,’ with the coveted top spot going to a 10-kilometre section of pristine coastline in the Bay of Fires, stretching across a handful of beach bays from The Gardens to Binalong Bay.

Other notable beaches on the list include Little Lagoon which is an egg-shaped inlet at Shark Bay in Western Australia and Fishery Bay on the Eyre Peninsula which is located about 20 minutes southwest of Port Lincoln.

The Best Australian Beaches list helps international travellers and local holidaymakers, to discover hidden gems and explore different parts of the country beyond our capital cities.

Congratulations to all of the communities connected with the top 10 Best Australian Beaches for 2025:

1. Bay of Fires, Tasmania
2. Woolgoolga, New South Wales
3. Emily Bay Lagoon, Norfolk Island
4. North Kirra Beach, Queensland
5. Little Lagoon, Western Australia
6. Fishery Bay, South Australia
7. 1770, Queensland
8. Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
9. Caves Beach, New South Wales
10. Cowes Beach, Victoria

Tourism Australia’s beach ambassador, Brad Farmer AM, curates the list each year, which helps to refine the top 10 from the almost 12,000 beaches on Australia’s mainland and islands.

Quotes attributable to the Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell:

“There will be many families, just like mine, that love looking through the “Best Australian Beaches” list every year to pick which ones they want to visit next.

“It’s a very difficult job choosing just 10 places to highlight from the almost 12,000 beaches on Australia’s mainland and islands – but Tourism Australia’s beach ambassador does an exceptional and thorough job.

“I was thrilled to see Fishery Bay on the Eyre Peninsula in SA make the top 10 – my great grandfather was the first harbour master at nearby Arno Bay, which is also a stunning spot.

“This year’s list will highlight to the world what many in Australia know – that Bondi and Brighton are wonderful, but it’s worth the journey to regional SA to see some truly unique beaches.” 

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