Lower Hutt, New Zealand

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About Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt is a town in Wellington Region, New Zealand. From Lower Hutt you can reach 11 surf spots and 1 sailing spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is The Rec Eastbourne, a surf spot 7.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is WLG, 15 km away.

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Staying in Lower Hutt

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: WLG, 15 km, BHE, 94 km, PMR, 116 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Lower Hutt. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Lower Hutt each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lower Hutt 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: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Houghton Bay18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wellington, 11 km

6 ft808 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

5 ft283 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Houghton Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	544kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft9 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north, 21 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft8 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft10 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north, 23 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 28 knots, offshore	14°C

The Island (Island Bay)18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wellington, 11 km

6 ft808 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

5 ft283 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Island (Island Bay), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 shollow	544kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	5 ft9 shollow	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft9 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north, 21 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft8 shollow	131kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft10 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north, 23 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 28 knots, offshore	14°C

156.019.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wellington, 10 km

6 ft752 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

4 ft267 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

3 ft190 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 156.0, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	752kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 shollow	519kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft9 shollow	267kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	4 ft9 shollow	188kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	3 ft8 shollow	124kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	4 ft10 shollow	305kJ	wind from the north, 25 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 shollow	190kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 29 knots, offshore	15°C

Titahi Bay16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 km

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Titahi Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft10 shollow	225kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 shollow	31kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots	15°C

Titahi bay beach16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 km

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Titahi bay beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft10 shollow	225kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 shollow	31kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots	15°C

The Pa19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 3 km

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Pa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	3 ft10 shollow	225kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	3 ft9 shollow	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft9 shollow	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 shollow	17kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 shollow	31kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 shollow	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots	15°C

Plimmerton Bar17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 km

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Plimmerton Bar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	225kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	2 ft10 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots	15°C

Illusions - Plimmerton17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 km

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Illusions - Plimmerton, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	225kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	2 ft10 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots	15°C

Eastbourne8.3 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft668 kJ

5 ft390 kJ

4 ft258 kJ

3 ft120 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

2 ft155 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Eastbourne, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	668kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	120kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	155kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots	14°C

The Rec Eastbourne7.2 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft668 kJ

5 ft390 kJ

4 ft258 kJ

3 ft120 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

2 ft155 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Rec Eastbourne, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	668kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	120kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	155kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lower Hutt, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Lower Hutt. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Ning Nong44.5 kmabout 1h 20 by car

7 ft1025 kJ

6 ft625 kJ

5 ft356 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft453 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ning Nong, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	1,025kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	625kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	356kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	14°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	4 ft8 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	453kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	30, poor	4 ft11 scrumbling	323kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 24 knots	15°C

Sailing near Lower Hutt

Muritai Yacht Club 7.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Lower Hutt

Pizza LandPizza · 1.7 km from the centre
Blue Island SeafoodsFish and chips · 1.9 km from the centre
Hyderabadi House Take AwayIndian · 1.9 km from the centre
La KebabTurkish · 2.0 km from the centre
PizzlatoPizza · 2.0 km from the centre
The Cheese1.7 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