Boating and fishing

Sheltered waters, golden beaches, a predictable afternoon seabreeze and the added incentive of coming home with a good catch: Nelson is a great place for boaties.

Nelson Harbourmaster

Nelson Harbourmaster manages navigational safety in our territorial waters. For more information visit the Harbours pages or call 0800 664 272 or email harbourmaster@ncc.govt.nz.

Nelson Marina

Nelson Marina provides permanent and visitor berths and other services Visit the Nelson Marina page for more information.

Boat ramps

Nelson has five accessible boat ramps with different fees and levels of access. Check out all the info for area boat ramps.

Fishing piers

You can find fishing piers at the following locations in Nelson:

Akersten Street (northern end), Nelson
Tahunanui Back Beach, Nelson
Cable Bay
Connolly's Quay fishing platform, Rocks Road, Nelson
Tee Jetty, Wakefield Quay, Port Nelson, Nelson

Port Nelson

Port Nelson Ltd is jointly owned by the Nelson City Council and the Tasman District Council, and operates the largest fishing port in Australasia. Visit the Port Nelson website.

Port Nelson also maintain a harbour conditions webpage, with the latest weather and tide reports.

Navigation Safety Bylaw

The Navigation Safety Bylaw (218) lays out how to use the harbour safely, for more information you can visit the bylaw webpage.