Bargara, Australia

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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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Bargara: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Archies3.8 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft26 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor2 ft23 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, poor2 ft12 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, poor2 ft12 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor1 ft7 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too small
All readings for Archies: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Archies, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct19, poor2 ft6 smushy26kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct31, poor2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots24°C
Tue 20Oct26, poor2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east, 9 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the east, 6 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor2 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct26, poor2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the north, 9 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small1 ft5 smushy7kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots23°C
Bundaberg3.9 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft30 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, poor2 ft26 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor2 ft21 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor2 ft17 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft10 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, poor2 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Bundaberg: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bundaberg, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, poor2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct25, poor2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct23, poor2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the east, 10 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the east, 9 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the north, 11 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots23°C
Nielsen's Beach1.2 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft30 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, poor2 ft26 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor2 ft21 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor2 ft17 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft10 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, poor2 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Nielsen's Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Nielsen's Beach, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, poor2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct25, poor2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct23, poor2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the east, 10 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the east, 9 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the north, 11 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots23°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

Places to eat near Bargara

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