Delaware Bay (East end)
Delaware Bay (East end) is the easier beach side of a long Nelson bay surf zone, with a consistent but still finicky setup that rewards the right swell and tide. It is a mud-flat and river-paddle mission, so the access and the lineup are part of the spot character. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Delaware Bay (East end) in Nelson.
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The Wave
Best with a north swell and a south wind, around mid tide and the falling tide.
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Lineup Guide
Best with a north swell and a south wind, around mid tide and the falling tide.
Park above the bay, walk the mud flats, then paddle across the river; currents and rips are common, and the east end stays quieter than many better-known breaks.
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