Bondi Beach is about one kilometre long and receives many visitors throughout the year. Surf
Life Saving Australia has given a hazard rating of 4 to the northern end (with 10 as the most
hazardous). The southern side is rated as a 7 due to a famous rip current known as the
"Backpackers' Express" so named because of the unwillingness of foreign tourists to walk up
to the patrolled safe swimming area AND the speed at which said tourists are subsequently
transported out to sea by the current.

There is an underwater shark net shared, during the summer months, with other beaches along the
southern part of the Sydney coast. Pods of whales and dolphins have been sighted in the bay during
the months of migration. Fairy penguins, while uncommon, are sometimes also seen swimming close
to shore. Bondi Beach was added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2008.