Bronte Beach, Beach in Waverley, Sydney, Australia

Bronte Beach is a coastal strand in Waverley stretching about one kilometer with clear water and sandy shores. Parkland and residential neighborhoods border the beach, creating a sheltered bay open to the ocean.

Bronte Beach was named after Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Duke of Bronté, not the Brontë sisters. In 1799 King Ferdinand III of Sicily granted Nelson the title Duke of Bronte, and he signed himself "Nelson and Bronte". The beach was first known as Nelson Bay, a name still used for the bay. A promenade and sea wall built before 1914 reduced the sandy area, and a storm water drain was added in 1918.

The name comes from Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, made Duke of Bronte by King Ferdinand III of Sicily in 1799; the bay was first called Nelson Bay, and Trafalgar Street and Nelson Avenue carry the reference. The Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club, formed in 1903, is the oldest such organisation in the world, and its volunteers patrol on weekends and public holidays.

The site offers barbecue areas, picnic tables, outdoor showers, and changing facilities with a playground in the adjacent park. Swimmers should pay attention to tides and water conditions, especially if planning to swim or surf.

At the southern end sits a rock pool carved into natural stone formations, offering protected saltwater swimming away from the open ocean. This pool draws visitors seeking calmer conditions than the exposed waters offshore.