Bar Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Bar Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near New South Wales — it picks up E–S swell and turns cleanest in a W–N wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~18.5°C (65.3°F) on average
Jan
22.2°C
72°F · 20.1–23.9°C
Feb
23.4°C
74.1°F · 21.2–25.4°C
Mar
23.2°C
73.8°F · 20.8–25.6°C
Apr
22.3°C
72.1°F · 20.3–24.2°C
May
21.3°C
70.3°F · 19.1–22.6°C
Jun
19.7°C
67.5°F · 18–21.7°C
Jul
18.8°C
65.8°F · 17–20.3°C
Aug
18.2°C
64.8°F · 16.4–19.5°C
Sep
18.5°C
65.3°F · 17.3–20°C
Oct
19.2°C
66.6°F · 17.8–21.5°C
Nov
20°C
68°F · 18.9–21.5°C
Dec
21.5°C
70.7°F · 18.9–24°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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