Bogey Hole, Ocean swimming pool in Newcastle, Australia.

Bogey Hole is a seawater pool carved directly into the sandstone at the base of Shepherds Hill. The basin, roughly 1.5 meters deep, fills with ocean water through natural wave action and creates a sheltered bathing spot on the rocky coast.

Lieutenant-Colonel James Thomas Morisset, Commandant of Newcastle from 1818 to 1823, ordered convict labour to cut the pool from a sandstone shelf at the foot of Shepherds Hill around 1820, for his own use. It was originally called the Commandant's Baths. Control passed to Newcastle Borough Council in 1863, and in 1884 the pool was enlarged to seven times its original size and deepened, with an iron safety rail and rock-cut steps added.

The name comes from the Dharawal Aboriginal language and means 'to bathe', showing how important water has always been to the people of this region.

Visitors must descend stairs from York Drive to reach the pool, with parking available at the top of Shepherds Hill. The entry is free and the site remains accessible throughout the year.

The pool was enlarged to seven times its original size in 1884, when Newcastle City Council also cut two bridges, stairs and ledges into the rock face and added an iron safety rail along the access track. The seaward side is now secured by a steel cable threaded through posts.