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Consistency
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difficulty
5
crowd
100M
wave length
BEACH
break type
6
WAVE QUALITY
Landy Smurf
Port Macquarie
Peak
Old Bar
Peak
North Haven
Peak
Diamond Head
Left
Forster
Peak
Cellitos
Peak
Treachery
Peak
Seal Rocks
Right
Boomerang Beach
Peak
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Old Bar Surf Spot

Australia,  New South Wales,  Forster to Port Macquarie
  • What's it like?
  • Forecast
  • Seasons
  • Popular questions

Found in between Forster and Port Macquarie in New South Wales, Old Bar is a fun beach break that rolls over a sandy bottom. The waves here are straightforward to surf and can break for up to 100 meters. On a good day barrels are the name of the game.

What are the best surf conditions for Old Bar?

Gets good between chest high and double overhead. We recommend riding a longboard on the smaller days and a shortboard when bigger. All levels of surfers can find something for themselves here. The surf here is pretty consistent (6/10) but can get busy on weekends (5/10). Offshore winds come from the West, the best swells come from the Southeast, and it works best on a medium to high tide.

We recommend wearing a springsuit in the summer with the warmest temperature hitting 21 degrees in January, In winter we recommend a 3/2 wetsuit as temps drop to 16 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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100M LONG WAVE
Beach break OVER Sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Old Bar

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Old Bar. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Old Bar. Check today's Old Bar surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Old Bar

The air and sea temperatures at Old Bar surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 8 other surf spots near Old Bar. Discover them below:

40.9KM

Boomerang Beach

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
53.2KM

Seal Rocks

6
Right | Beg Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
44.5KM

North Haven

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
53.7KM

Treachery

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
45.6KM

Cellitos

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
34.7KM

Diamond Head

5
Left | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
68.2KM

Forster

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
66.2KM

Port Macquarie

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast

Old Bar surf map

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