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 beginners: 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 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 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.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: Intermediate

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Browns Beach19.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Port MacDonnell, 7 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft824 kJ

6 ft561 kJ

5 ft352 kJ

10 ft2756 kJ

10 ft2613 kJ

10 ft2514 kJ

10 ft2006 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Browns Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	824kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	6 ft10 smushy	561kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	5 ft9 smushy	352kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,756kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,613kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 smushy	2,514kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	2,006kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Catholic Thommo's2.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft340 kJ

5 ft462 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

8 ft1420 kJ

8 ft1384 kJ

8 ft1521 kJ

8 ft1015 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Catholic Thommo's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	64, good	4 ft10 ssoft	340kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	462kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 smushy	321kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 ssoft	1,420kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 ssoft	1,384kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 smushy	1,521kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,015kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	15°C

Piccaninnie Beach5.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up