Mettams Pool

Nice snorkelling area with lots of fish but there’s a huge reef that can scrape your knees/​hands. If you’re more adventurous and want to go a few meters out I’d suggest wearing a wetsuit

Beautiful little protected beach area with a picnic table and undercover area. Perfect for those with limited mobility, the ramp allows closer access to the beach and the sunset view.

Headed down for an afternoon swin as I had heard that this spot was calmer the some other beaches around Perth.
The wind did pick up whilst I was there but there was a fairly calm section without waves but the wind had made it quite choppy anyway.
There was some familes around and a few fellow snorkelers checking out the rocks and reef, but what took me by surprise was the number of wind surfers taking advantage of the strong breeze. They usual took to the water further down the beach but kept most of the kids entertained as most took a few attempts to stand up and take off into the ocean.
Some fish were spotted but choppy ocean reduced visibility.
On a calmer day this would be a nice place to come if you wanted a beach without strong currents or waves

Got children? Like your family beach experience calm and collected, rather than panicky and anxiety-​riddled? Then Mettams Pool is for your clan.
We have a toddler who loves the beach experience but doesn’t love waves or strong waters, so we come here as a family. Having said that… so do many, many other Perth beachgoers. This tiny strip of sand gets super busy but the vibe is very gentle and people are happy to share the space because everyone realises there’s not much to go around!
The pool is gentle and protected by surrounding reefs. It isn’t patrolled by surf lifesavers, so that needs to be taken into consideration, but it is a lovely place for a swim and the snorkelling on the reef out the back is great.
Tip: Parking is always tricky because there’s a popular surf break adjoining the little cove where the swimmers are. When the waves are going off, the parking isn’t…

This beach is perfect for families with young children or older swimmers who are looking for calm, wait for it… pool like waters to swim in.
You’ll often see quite a few oldies doing laps of the beach, I don’t know whether there’s a swimming club or a retirement village nearby but they do it all the way through winter and I hope I’m that radical when I’m old.

This is a great surf spot for Malibu, Kayaks and Surf Skis the waves are too fat for short boards I am told but there is a right hander over on the North side of the beach which can support a shorter board.
Reef break.
Really nice snorkelling at Mettams, especially on south side.

The City of Sterling website plugs Mettams Pool as «normally calm and safe,» but I like it for the way in which it provides precisely the opposite: it sports more waves, and is somewhat choppier, than almost any of the other places along the coast, which are genuinely calm, and genuinely safe, and genuinely boring.
The slightly rougher water is great for kayaks and sea canoes, and even on occasions for boogie boards, though it would wrong to suggest that the waves are such that you would get much use for the latter here. Nevertheless, the irregular waves and lack of other swimmers set this beach apart from the rest. The water is deep, too, which is brilliant on a hot morning, because deep water means cold water and cold water is what you’re after.