Hervey Bay, Australia

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Hervey Bay, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: L.Wadsworth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is a town in Queensland, Australia. From Hervey Bay you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Hervey Bay, a kite and windsurf spot 1.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites.

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Staying in Hervey Bay

  • 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites (Overture places)

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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 Hervey Bay.

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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.

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 Hervey Bay: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Hervey Bay1.8 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, too small
All readings for Hervey Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hervey Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy2kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small1 ft5 s1kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hervey Bay, 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).

Kite near Hervey Bay

Windsurf near Hervey Bay

Sailing near Hervey Bay

Places to eat near Hervey Bay

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