Nelson, Australia

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About Nelson

Nelson is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Nelson you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Nelson, a kite and windsurf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MGB, 39 km away.

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Staying in Nelson

  • 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MGB, 39 km, PTJ, 51 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 Nelson.

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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 Nelson each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Nelson too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Nelson: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Browns Beach19.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Port MacDonnell, 7 km6 ft936 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, good6 ft698 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, good8 ft1408 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, fair10 ft2902 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore, good10 ft2557 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore, good10 ft2238 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, poor9 ft1584 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore, good
All readings for Browns Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Browns Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct56, good6 ft12 ssoft936kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct49, good6 ft10 ssoft698kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair8 ft12 smushy1,408kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct55, good10 ft12 ssoft2,902kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct62, good10 ft12 ssoft2,557kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct31, poor10 ft12 ssoft2,238kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct54, good9 ft10 ssoft1,584kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore14°C
Catholic Thommo's2.4 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft568 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair5 ft408 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft510 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small8 ft1408 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day7 ft1348 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day7 ft1279 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor7 ft988 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, fair
All readings for Catholic Thommo's: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Catholic Thommo's, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft11 ssoft568kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft10 ssoft408kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small5 ft10 smushy510kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct58, good8 ft12 ssoft1,408kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct56, good7 ft12 ssoft1,348kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct31, poor7 ft11 smushy1,279kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct46, fair7 ft10 ssoft988kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots15°C
Piccaninnie Beach5.7 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft568 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair5 ft408 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, fair5 ft510 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small8 ft1408 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, good7 ft1348 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day7 ft1279 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor7 ft988 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, fair
All readings for Piccaninnie Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Piccaninnie Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft11 ssoft568kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair5 ft10 ssoft408kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small5 ft10 smushy510kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct57, good8 ft12 ssoft1,408kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct56, good7 ft12 ssoft1,348kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor7 ft11 smushy1,279kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct46, fair7 ft10 ssoft988kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots15°C

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

Windsurf near Nelson