BHA Nassau, Paradise Island, Atlantis Bridge 001 — Nassau, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Der-wuppertaler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Nassau

Nassau is a town in New Providence, Bahamas. From Nassau you can reach 2 surf spots, 3 kite spots and 5 dive sites. The nearest is Bahamas Paradise Island, a kite spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 47 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NAS, 14 km away.

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Staying in Nassau

47 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NAS, 14 km, ASD, 63 km, SAQ, 72 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 Nassau.

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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 Nassau 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.

Spot

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Love Beach14.2 kmabout 25 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft259 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Love Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	4 ft10 smushy	259kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	3 ft9 smushy	189kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft7 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	107kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	25°C

Paradise Island2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

<1 ft1 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Paradise Island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft5 s	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	25°C

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

Bahamas Paradise Island 1.9 km · stays here
Bahamas Nassau 3.4 km · stays here
Bahamas 8.2 km · stays here

Dive near Nassau

Willaurie Wreck Nassau 13 km · stays here
Ray of Hope Nassau 13.9 km · stays here
Stuart Cove Wall 15.4 km · stays here
Shark Wall New Providence 16.5 km · stays here
Shark Arena Nassau 16.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Nassau

Café MatisseItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Cheetahs LoungeBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Athena CafeGreek · 0.3 km from the centre
Bahamian Cookin' Restaurant & BarCaribbean · 0.3 km from the centre
Hard Rock Cafe NassauAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
The Bearded Clam Sports Bar and RestaurantCaribbean · 0.3 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

Nassau, Bahamas