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Narrawallee reef bar 58.3

#3760 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · New South Wales · near Ulladulla

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score58.3 /100
Surfable days97% of the year
Clean days7% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell9% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.7 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Narrawallee reef bar

The best time to surf Narrawallee reef bar is April, June, July. It rarely works. In July the water sits around 18°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is CBR (116 km) and the nearest town is Ulladulla (4 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%4%1.1 m21°C2mm
Feb100%7%1.3 m23°Cvest
Mar100%4%1.2 m22°Cvest
Apr94%10%1.0 m22°Cvest
May94%9%1.0 m21°C2mm
Jun95%14%1.1 m19°C2mm
Jul94%15%1.1 m18°C3/2
Aug95%10%1.1 m17°C3/2
Sep99%4%1.1 m18°C3/2
Oct100%7%1.2 m18°C3/2
Nov97%1%1.1 m19°C3/2
Dec99%0%1.1 m20°C2mm

Why 58.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
3.6
Groundswell 12%
1.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.6
Water comfort 10%
4.9
Access 10%
8.2

The detail

Faces 90° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 80% of days. Mean peak period 8.7 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 59%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -35.318, 150.474 (OpenStreetMap).

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