The Old Bar Beach Festival as from the Saturday, 4th October 2014 @12-14-44pm - panoramio — Old Bar. Photo: Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Old Bar

Old Bar is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Old Bar you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Old Bar, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PQQ, 64 km away.

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Staying in Old Bar

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PQQ, 64 km, NTL, 116 km, ARM, 184 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 Old Bar each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Old Bar too.

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.

Spot

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Wallabi point4.3 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft103 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Wallabi point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Old Bar0 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft103 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Old Bar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

2nd corner1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft103 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at 2nd corner, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Diamond beach7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Diamond Beach, 2 km

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Diamond beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Saltwater Point6.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Diamond Beach, 3 km

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Saltwater Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Black Head point12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Black Head, 1 km

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Black Head point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Old Bar, 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).

Places to eat near Old Bar

Old Bar Pizza, Pasta & KebabsPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Sai Thai Table and TeaThai · 0.4 km from the centre
Luriya's ThaiThai · 0.5 km from the centre
Michael's Chinese Old BarChinese · 0.5 km from the centre
BlowfishBurger · 0.9 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

Old Bar, Australia

About Old Bar

Staying in Old Bar

Stay in Old BarAd

Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near Old Bar