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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

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Pelican Point2.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft112 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

2 ft120 kJ

2 ft134 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pelican Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft11 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 smushy	75kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	2 ft9 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	2 ft12 smushy	76kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	2 ft12 smushy	120kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 22 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft11 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 23 knots	21°C

Prawning Jetty2.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft183 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft129 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft152 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Prawning Jetty, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, poor	3 ft11 smushy	183kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	130kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 smushy	51kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft12 smushy	129kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	3 ft12 ssoft	219kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	3 ft11 ssoft	227kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 22 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	21°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

Carnarvon, Australia