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Nelsons Beach

Shoalhaven City Council, New South Wales, Australia

Nelsons Beach 3 photos

  • Point Perpendicular from Blenheim Beach

    Point Perpendicular from Blenheim Beach. Leighblackall, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2009-01-24 Jervis Bay - 01

    2009-01-24 Jervis Bay - 01. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2009-01-24 Jervis Bay - 03

    2009-01-24 Jervis Bay - 03. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:18 pm
7 am
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
Now
6.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
19°C65°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5635 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:18 pm
Today
4.1Fair7 am149
4.8Fair8 am159
5.3Fair9 am1610
5.7Good10 am1711
6.5Good11 am1912
6.3Good12 pm2213
6.4Good1 pm2314
6.8Good2 pm2515
6.8Good3 pm2516
6.8Good4 pm2415
6.5GoodNow2516
6.0Good6 pm2616
6.3Good7 pm2315
Sat
6.6Good7 am75
8.1Great8 am74
8.6Excellent9 am85
8.9Excellent10 am106
9.0Excellent11 am138
8.8Excellent12 pm1510
8.7Excellent1 pm1710
8.4Great2 pm1811
8.3Great3 pm1811
8.3Great4 pm1610
8.1Great5 pm1711
7.7Great6 pm1811
7.3Great7 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.5 mHigh 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.5 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.5 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms320 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables110 m360 ft away
  • Playground300 m970 ft away
  • Boat ramp340 m0.2 mi away
  • DogsAllowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 miElizabeth Dr at Jervis St
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miVincentia (town)
Nearest airport
58 km36 miShellharbour Airport (WOL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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