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psychopoesie.bsky.social
Light like tentacles in the water. #swim #ocean #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Light turquoise water streaked with long squiggly lines of light like jellyfish tentacles. Taken while swimming next to the white painted concrete wall of the Ocean Baths. In the background, a grey concrete wall with a bench that runs along it. People have left their gear on it. 2 ppl in bathers are sitting to the right; another is standing facing away from the camera to the left.
December 2, 2024 at 2:07 AM
yoyomisso.bsky.social
Late arvo swim at #newcastleoceanbaths
November 17, 2024 at 6:32 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Windy day for a swim. Water was lovely though. #ocean #swim #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleOceanBaths
Photo taken while swimming in the choppy waters of the main pool of the Baths looking towards the neighbouring lap lane markers (1-6) and the corner of the turquoise concrete wall of bleachers. Wind is whipping up the water into small peaks with enough oomph to splash some over the walkway. White clouds and blue sky above.
November 14, 2024 at 2:13 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Rocks, waves and sky. #ocean #walk #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Looking out to the ocean horizon, with small waves building up and breaking at the edge of a natural rock shelf. White clouds spill over pale blue skies.
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
More rain brewing. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Darker grey skies looking southwards from the main pool at the ocean baths. Lots of grey. Water is steel grey. Solid concrete benches poolside are grey too. Only the white edge of the pool and the green hill in the distance break it up. Taken while swimming so POV is looking up from water level.
January 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Water texture. #swim #ocean #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Main pool of the ocean baths on a cloudy day. The wind has textured the water into grooves like a linocut tool. Two solid grey concrete benches sit on the side of the pool like altars to the sky. Clouds are light grey with some white peeking through. Shot taken while swimming.
January 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Testing the waters. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Looking across the twin set of steps at the main pool of ocean baths and towards the lap pool, concrete bleachers and Nobby's Head. There's a guy in swimmers further up who looks like he's dipped one foot in the water to test the water temperature. The water in the pool is dark blue-green except over the white concrete steps where it only is almost clear with a tinge of pale blue-green. No one is swimming in pool shown. Sky is blue with white clouds.
January 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Sweet silver angels over the sea
Please, come down flyin' low for me. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Two angled metal stair rails lead down into the blue green waters of the ocean baths. They belong to a pair of white concrete steps which face each other, parallel to the back wall of the baths. The sky is a heavenly blue with some white cloud, mostly along the horizon. The words in the toot are a quote from a 70s song, Jesus Was A Crossmaker by Judee Sill.
January 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Last week's rainy swim. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU
Looking towards the eastern ocean side of the main pool while swimming. The stainless steel railings of the pool steps angle towards each other. The water is speckled with rain drip and textured by the wind. Blue sky peeking out towards the horizon. Still heaps of grey in the clouds though. Rain drops on the grey surface of the main ocean pool. Two solid concrete benches like ancient stone age alters sit beside the pool. Grey skies with a hint of white on the right. Grey choppy waters in the main pool of the ocean baths. Even the turquoise concrete bleacher wall (next to the lap pool on the left) looks grey under stormy skies. Along the horizon pale fragments of blue are visible behind whiter clouds.
August 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Moody. #swim #ocean #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Taken while swimming on a cloudy day. There is choppy grey-green water in the corner of the main pool looking across to the lap pool and turquoise concrete wall bleachers. Six white concrete lap markers numbered in black are just visible above the wall of the pool. A person is standing to the right of the slanting end of the bleacher wall, holding a child. The clouds are white and grey.
January 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Cloud benches. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Concrete benches beside the grey green waters of the Ocean Baths support white fluffy clouds. The benches are long, flat and solid; they make me think of neolithic altar slabs.
November 14, 2024 at 4:22 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Blue day. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
Looking across the Newcastle Ocean Baths from the south west corner of the lap pool. Blue day: blue-green water in the white edged pools, darker blue in open ocean, light summer blue sky with a smudge of thin cloud along the horizon.
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Morning swim at the Baths. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU
Taken while swimming at the Ocean Baths, looking across to the eastern side. An overcast day with blue sky and gentle light along the horizon. Freestyle swimmer with a yellow cap is in the middle of a stroke, facing away from the camera, arm bent and raised. Other swimmers dot the edges of the pool. One swimmer is exiting the pool via the steps on the far side where a second is standing waiting; a third swimmer is walking to the right. The feeling is of a peaceful community enjoying the water. Taken while swimming at the Ocean Baths, looking across to the slanted end of the turquoise concrete bleacher wall behind the 6 lap lane markers. There is a group of people sitting on the ground next to the wall chatting. A few others are scattered around, in and beside the water. It's an overcast morning but there's still light along the horizon. Makes for nice highlights along the gently textured surface of the pool.
February 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Woman standing, looking out to sea.

#ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU
Taken while swimming at the baths. A woman swimmer is standing, arms akimbo, on the far side of the pool looking out to the ocean horizon (invisible from the camera's position). A small flock of sea birds, only specks from here, stand on the wall between two pool step railings to the left of the woman. Cloudy day with gentle light along the horizon and in the thinner parts of the cloud cover. The light touches the undulations of the water surface.
February 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Along the wall. #ocean #swim #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleNSW
This turquoise concrete wall section at the ocean baths has a step at the base that acts as along bench. It is directly behind the entry ramp to the pool and the water around that adds more green-blue to the scene. Four people are sitting on the bench in pairs about 2 metres apart. Three are still in their swimmers. Unclear if the fourth has been swimming - he's all rugged up now but is sitting on a towel. The brightness of that golden towel and red backpack against the turquoise is what made me take this pic.
January 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
psychopoesie.bsky.social
Very early memories of the stretch of coast from Nobbys to Newcastle Beach, including the Newcastle Ocean Baths. Feel a strong and close sense of connection there. #beach #NobbysBeach #NewcastleOceanBaths #NewcastleBeach #NewcastleNSW
Surfer riding a wave while another paddles out at the Cowrie Hole Beach next to the Newcastle Ocean Baths. Looking northwards along the beach to Nobby's Head on a cloudy stormy day. Red surf life saving flag planted in the sand next to the lifeguard board - means beach is closed. Looking southwards across Newcastle Beach on a cloudy summer's day. Multi-story apartment buildings directly behind the beach indicate how close the city is. Turquoise water next to the white concrete pool steps in the Newcastle Ocean Baths on a cloudy and windy day.
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM