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 experts: 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 expert 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 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Breaker Bay10.9 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Breaker Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	68, good	8 ft9 s	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft10 s	671kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	6 ft10 s	624kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 s	379kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 s	216kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 s	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 s	456kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C

Lyall Bay9.5 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lyall Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	68, good	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	379kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C

lyall bay middles9 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at lyall bay middles, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	68, good	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	379kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C

156.010.3 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1010 kJ

6 ft615 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

5 ft369 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

5 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at 156.0, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	8 ft9 shollow	1,010kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft10 shollow	615kJ	wind from the north, 20 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 shollow	582kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 shollow	369kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	4 ft9 shollow	188kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 shollow	131kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft10 shollow	416kJ	wind from the north, 25 knots, offshore	15°C

Airport Rights10.1 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft563 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Airport Rights, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	563kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	379kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	456kJ	wind from the north, 25 knots, offshore	15°C

Bombers10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1071 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bombers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	8 ft9 ssoft	1,071kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft10 ssoft	671kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	379kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the north, 25 knots, offshore	15°C

Houghton Bay10.7 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft889 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Houghton Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	66, good	8 ft9 scrumbling	889kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	671kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	624kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft9 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 shollow	456kJ	wind from the north, 25 knots, offshore	15°C

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

8 ft889 kJ

6 ft671 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Island (Island Bay), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	66, good	8 ft9 shollow	889kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft10 shollow	671kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft10 shollow	624kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 shollow	379kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft9 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	3 ft8 shollow	138kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 shollow	456kJ	wind from the north, 25 knots, offshore	15°C

Te Ikaamaru Bay7 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft345 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Te Ikaamaru Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	4 ft10 shollow	345kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	3 ft10 shollow	141kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 shollow	155kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	2 ft8 shollow	38kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 shollow	30kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, 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

4 ft366 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Titahi Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	4 ft10 smushy	366kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	140kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	141kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 shollow	28kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	16°C

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

4 ft366 kJ

3 ft140 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Titahi bay beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	4 ft10 smushy	366kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	140kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	141kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 shollow	28kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 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