Hare Bay
New South Wales · Australia
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Hare Bay is a E-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea coastline near New South Wales — it picks up NE–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–NW 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: ~17.8°C (64°F) on average
Jan
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.5–24.4°C
Feb
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.5–25.7°C
Mar
23.3°C
73.9°F · 20.6–25.2°C
Apr
22°C
71.6°F · 19.5–24.6°C
May
20.8°C
69.4°F · 18.4–24.4°C
Jun
19.3°C
66.7°F · 17.9–22.1°C
Jul
18.1°C
64.6°F · 15.9–20.9°C
Aug
17.5°C
63.5°F · 15.3–20°C
Sep
17.8°C
64°F · 16.1–20°C
Oct
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.6–21.3°C
Nov
19.9°C
67.8°F · 18.6–22.2°C
Dec
21.1°C
70°F · 19.2–23.8°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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