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List of Coastal Bars in NSW
Lifejackets must be worn at all times when crossing Coastal Bars. A list of coastal bars can be found here.
North Coast Region
Name of Bar |
General Description of Bar Location |
| Bellinger River | Located near the town of Urunga in the vicinity of the confluence of the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers and the Tasman Sea. |
| Boambee Creek | Located near the town of Toormina in the vicinity of the confluence of Boambee Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Bonville Creek | Located near the town of Sawtell in the vicinity of the confluence of Bonville Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Brunswick River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Brunswick Heads in the vicinity of the confluence of the Brunswick River with the Coral Sea. |
| Camden Haven River | Located near the town of North Haven in the vicinity of the confluence of the Camden Haven Inlet with the Tasman Sea. |
| Cape Hawke Harbour | Located near the towns of Forster-Tuncurry in the vicinity of the confluence of Cape Hawke Harbour with the Tasman Sea. |
| Clarence River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Yamba in the vicinity of the confluence of the Clarence River with the Coral Sea. |
| Corindi River | Located near the town of Red Rock in the vicinity of the confluence of the Corindi River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Cudgen Creek | Located near the town of Kingscliff in the vicinity of the confluence of Cudgen Creek with the Coral Sea. |
| Cudgera Creek | Located near the town of Hastings Point in the vicinity of the confluence of Cudgera Creek with the Coral Sea. |
| Evans River | Located near the town of Evans Head in the vicinity of the confluence of the Evans River with the Coral Sea. |
| Hastings River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Port Macquarie in the vicinity of the confluence of the Hastings River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Killick Creek | Located near the town of Crescent Head in the vicinity of the confluence of Killick Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Korogoro Creek | Located near the town of Hat Head in the vicinity of the confluence of Korogoro Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Macleay River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of South West Rocks in the vicinity of the confluence of the Macleay River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Manning River | Located near the town of Harrington in the vicinity of the confluence of the Manning River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Manning River | Located near the town of Old Bar in the vicinity of the confluence of Farquhar Inlet with the Tasman Sea. |
| Mooball Creek | Located near the town of Pottsville in the vicinity of the confluence of Mooball Creek with the Coral Sea. |
| Moonee Creek | Located near the town of Moonee Beach in the vicinity of the confluence of Moonee Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Nambucca River | Located near the town of Nambucca Heads in the vicinity of the confluence of the Nambucca River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Richmond River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of East Ballina in the vicinity of the confluence of the Richmond River with the Coral Sea. |
| Sandon River | Located near the town of Sandon in the vicinity of the confluence of the Sandon River with the Coral Sea. |
| South West Rocks Creek | Located near the town of South West Rocks in the vicinity of the South West Rocks Creek and the Tasman Sea. |
| Tweed River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Tweed Heads in the vicinity of the confluence of the Tweed River with the Coral Sea. |
| Wallis Lake | Located near the towns of Forster-Tuncurry in the vicinity of the confluence of Wallis Lake with the Tasman Sea. |
| Wooli River | Located near the town of Wooli in the vicinity of the confluence of the Wooli River with the Coral Sea. |
South Coast Region
Name of Bar |
General Description of Bar Location |
| Burrill Lake | Located near the town of Dolphin Point in the vicinity of the confluence of Burrill Lake with the Tasman Sea. |
| Clyde River | Located near the town of Batemans Bay in the vicinity of the confluence of the Clyde River and Batemans Bay. |
| Lake Conjola | Located near the town of Lake Conjola in the vicinity of the confluence of Lake Conjola with the Tasman Sea. |
| Crookhaven River | Located near the town of Crookhaven in the vicinity of the confluence of the Shoalhaven River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Currambene Creek |
Located near the town of Huskisson in the vicinity of the confluence of Currambene Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Currarong Creek | Located near the town of Currarong in the vicinity of the confluence of Currarong Creek with the Tasman Sea. |
| Durras Lake | Located near the town of Durras North in the vicinity of the confluence of Durras Lake with the Tasman Sea. |
| Kianinny Bay | Located near the town of Tathra in the vicinity of the confluence of Kianinny Bay with the Tasman Sea. |
| Lake Illawarra |
Located near the town of Warilla in the vicinity of the confluence of Lake Illawarra with the Tasman Sea. |
| Merimbula Lake (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Merimbula in the vicinity of the confluence of Merimbula Lake with the Tasman Sea. |
| Minnamurra River |
Located near the town of Minnamurra in the vicinity of the confluence of the Minnamurra River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Mogareka Inlet | Located approximately 2 km north of the town of Tathra in the vicinity of the confluence of Mogareka Inlet with the Tasman Sea. |
| Moruya River (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Moruya Heads in the vicinity of the confluence of the Moruya River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Narrawallee Inlet | Located near the town of Narrawallee in the vicinity of the confluence of Narrawallee Inlet with the Tasman Sea. |
| Pambula River | Located near the town of Pambula Beach in the vicinity of the confluence of the Pambula River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Sussex Inlet (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near Jervis Bay and Cudmirrah National Parks in the vicinity of the confluence of Sussex Inlet with the Tasman Sea. |
| Tomaga River |
Located near the towns of Mossy Point and Tomakin in the vicinity of the confluence of the Tomaga River with the Tasman Sea. |
| Tuross Inlet |
Located near the town of Tuross Head in the vicinity of the confluence of the Tuross Lake with the Tasman Sea. |
| Wagonga Inlet (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the town of Narooma in the vicinity of the confluence of the Wagonga Inlet with the Tasman Sea. |
| Wollongong Harbour | Located near the city of Wollongong in the vicinity of the confluence of Wollongong Harbour with the Tasman Sea. |
| Wonboyn River | Located near the town of Wonboyn in the vicinity of the confluence of the Wonboyn River with the Tasman Sea. |
Hunter/Inland Region
Name of Bar |
General Description of Bar Location |
| Swansea Channel (View Bar Web Cam) |
Located near the suburb of Swansea in the vicinity of the confluence of Lake Macquarie’s Swansea Channel with the Tasman Sea. |
| Tuggerah Lake | Located near the town of The Entrance in the vicinity of the confluence of Tuggerah Lake with the Tasman Sea. |
Hawkesbury/Broken Bay Region
Name of Bar |
General Description of Bar Location |
| Brisbane Water | Located near the town of Umina in the vicinity of the confluence of Brisbane Water with Broken Bay. |
