Bar Beach (Narooma) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South New South Wales, Australia)

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Bar Beach (Narooma) Surf Guide

Bar Beach (Narooma) in Far South New South Wales is an exposed sandbar break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The sandbar break offers mainly left hand waves. Best around high tide when the tide is falling. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Localism - Sharks.

Bar Beach (Narooma) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	21.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bar Beach (Narooma):

The best conditions reported for surf at Bar Beach (Narooma) occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bar Beach (Narooma) (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bar Beach (Narooma) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in July while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 48% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

48%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bar Beach (Narooma) Location Map

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Bar Beach (Narooma) Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 24 May 2026, 16:58 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 24
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off

Tides at Bar Beach (Narooma)

Current tide and informaton

For Bar Beach (Narooma), 0 km from Bar Beach (Narooma).

Next High Water: 03:19am | 1.22m

Next Low Water: 09:22pm | 0.52m

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Bar Beach (Narooma) Sea Temperature

The Bar Beach (Narooma) water temperature is warm (21.8 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 21.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite