Kite spot on water · Australia

Old Bar - Surf Spot

Name: Old Bar - Surf Spot
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in NE.

Show on the map-31.9717, 152.5933

Works in: NE
Nearest airport: PQQPort Macquarie Airport, 65 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Watch out for

Large surf, surfers in the watercommunity map

Parking

Car park about 200 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

Respect locals and surfers; zone boundaries are on the NSWKBA websitecommunity map

Conditions

Wave spot, especially in summer on NEcommunity map

In riders' own words

„Great place for riding waves, specially in summer NE.“
„OpenStreetMap way/132078747“
„OpenStreetMap way/398849549“
„Take care in large surf!! ... Surfers surf here too! Please be careful.“
„Be nice and respectful to the locals. Surfers surf here too!“

Photos from the area

The Old Bar Beach - Taken on the Saturday, 7th January 2012 at 11-53am. - panoramio · 105 m from the spot
Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The Old Bar Beach Festival as from the Saturday, 4th October 2014 @12-14-44pm - panoramio · 431 m from the spot
Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

6.7Jan3.4

6.6Feb3.4

6.2Mar3.2

5.7Apr2.9

6.2May3.2

6.6Jun3.4

6.6Jul3.4

6.7Aug3.4

6.5Sep3.3

6.4Oct3.3

6.6Nov3.4

6.6Dec3.4

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	6.7 knots · 3.4 m/s
February	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
March	6.2 knots · 3.2 m/s
April	5.7 knots · 2.9 m/s
May	6.2 knots · 3.2 m/s
June	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
July	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
August	6.7 knots · 3.4 m/s
September	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
October	6.4 knots · 3.3 m/s
November	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
December	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s

Nearby

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Sources: Community map “KBNSW Spots” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.