Bargara Beach near Bundaberg - panoramio (1) — Nielsen's Beach. Photo: zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bargara

Bargara is a town in Queensland, Australia. From Bargara you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Nielsen's Beach, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Bargara

30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bargara.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Bargara each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Archies3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Archies, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	23°C

Bundaberg3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bundaberg, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C

Nielsen's Beach1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nielsen's Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bargara, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Bargara

Barolin Point Dive Site 8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Bargara

Bargara Asian CuisineChinese · in the centre
Red Chilli Thai BargaraThai · 0.2 km from the centre
See Street Seafood TakeawaysFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
Domino's Pizza BargaraPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
Bargara KebabDoner kebab · 0.8 km from the centre
KBR's Licensed RestaurantAustralian · 1.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Bargara, Australia

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Where it is

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