Wellington, New Zealand

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About Wellington

Wellington is a town in Wellington Region, New Zealand. From Wellington you can reach 11 surf spots, 3 sailing spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Wellington Ocean Sports Centre, a sailing spot 5.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is WLG, 9 km away.

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Staying in Wellington

2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: WLG, 9 km, BHE, 79 km, PMR, 127 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 Wellington.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Wellington each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Wellington too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Bombers10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bombers, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	563kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 ssoft	279kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft10 ssoft	302kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots, offshore	15°C

Breaker Bay10.9 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Breaker Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 s	671kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 s	563kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 s	279kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft9 s	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft8 s	138kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft10 s	302kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	15°C

Houghton Bay10.7 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Houghton Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	1,071kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	671kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	563kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	279kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft9 shollow	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots, offshore	15°C

Lyall Bay9.5 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lyall Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	563kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 ssoft	279kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	302kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	15°C

lyall bay middles9 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at lyall bay middles, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	563kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 ssoft	279kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	302kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	15°C

The Island (Island Bay)10.6 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Island (Island Bay), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	1,071kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	671kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 shollow	563kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 shollow	279kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft9 shollow	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft8 shollow	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots, offshore	15°C

156.010.3 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1010 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

4 ft263 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at 156.0, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	1,010kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	6 ft10 shollow	550kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	6 ft10 shollow	582kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	4 ft9 shollow	263kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft9 shollow	199kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft8 shollow	131kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	272kJ	wind from the north, 27 knots, offshore	16°C

Airport Rights10.1 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Airport Rights, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	563kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	5 ft9 ssoft	279kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	216kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	302kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots, offshore	15°C

Te Ikaamaru Bay7 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft345 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Te Ikaamaru Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft10 shollow	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	3 ft10 shollow	141kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	15°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 shollow	155kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 shollow	30kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft10 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	16°C

Titahi Bay18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 km

3 ft193 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Titahi Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	3 ft10 shollow	140kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	156kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 smushy	102kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 shollow	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	16°C

Titahi bay beach18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 km

3 ft193 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Titahi bay beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	193kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	3 ft10 shollow	140kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	156kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 smushy	102kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 shollow	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	16°C

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

Sailing near Wellington

Wellington Ocean Sports Centre 5.1 km · stays here
Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club 7 km · stays here
Worser Bay Boating Club 9.2 km · stays here

Dive near Wellington

Go Dive Pacific 53.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Wellington

Wadestown TakeawaysFish and chips · 1.5 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