Carnarvon, Australia

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Carnarvon Jetty, Western Australia
Carnarvon, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carnarvon

Carnarvon is a town in Western Australia, Australia. From Carnarvon you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Pelican Point, a surf spot 2.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CVQ, 1 km away.

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Staying in Carnarvon

  • 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CVQ, 1 km, MJK, 113 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 Carnarvon.

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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 Carnarvon each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Carnarvon: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Prawning Jetty2.5 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft132 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft52 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, too small2 ft112 kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, too small3 ft210 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, too small3 ft231 kJwind from the south-south-east, 22 knots, too small3 ft150 kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots, too small2 ft73 kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, too small
All readings for Prawning Jetty: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Prawning Jetty, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small3 ft10 ssoft132kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small2 ft9 smushy52kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft12 smushy112kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small3 ft12 ssoft210kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft11 ssoft231kJwind from the south-south-east, 22 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small3 ft11 ssoft150kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct5, too small2 ft10 ssoft73kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots22°C
Pelican Point2.3 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft83 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, too small2 ft67 kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, too small2 ft121 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, too small2 ft134 kJwind from the south-south-east, 23 knots, too small2 ft92 kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, too small
All readings for Pelican Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pelican Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small2 ft10 smushy83kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct2, too small2 ft9 smushy33kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft11 smushy67kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small2 ft12 smushy121kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft12 smushy134kJwind from the south-south-east, 23 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small2 ft11 smushy92kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small2 ft10 smushy46kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Carnarvon, 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 Carnarvon

  • Chicken TreatChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Westcoast Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Fang's KitchenAsian · 0.4 km from the centre
  • A Taste of Thai by fonThai · 1.0 km from the centre
  • Sails Restaurant1.0 km from the centre
  • Harbourside Cafe Restaurant1.9 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