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 beginners: 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 beginner 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 beginnersUnder 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: Intermediate

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Te Ikaamaru Bay7 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft194 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft90 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Te Ikaamaru Bay, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, poor	3 ft10 smushy	194kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	3 ft10 shollow	126kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	2 ft9 shollow	90kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 shollow	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	2 ft8 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 21 knots	15°C

156.010.3 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

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	Scorefor Intermediate	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

Airport Rights10.1 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

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 Airport Rights, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	544kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	5 ft9 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the north, 21 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	3 ft8 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	328kJ	wind from the north, 23 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 28 knots, offshore	14°C

Bombers10.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

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 Bombers, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	544kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	5 ft9 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft9 ssoft	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 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the north, 23 knots, offshore	16°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 28 knots, offshore	14°C

Breaker Bay10.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft808 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

5 ft283 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Breaker Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 s	808kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	6 ft10 s	544kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	5 ft9 s	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft9 s	216kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft8 s	131kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft10 s	328kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	3 ft11 s	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	14°C

Houghton Bay10.7 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

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	Scorefor Intermediate	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

Lyall Bay9.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft808 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

5 ft283 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lyall Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	544kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	5 ft9 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft8 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft10 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	3 ft11 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	14°C

lyall bay middles9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft808 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

5 ft283 kJ

4 ft216 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at lyall bay middles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	544kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	5 ft9 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft9 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	3 ft8 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	68, good	4 ft10 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the north, 17 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	3 ft11 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	14°C

The Island (Island Bay)10.6 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

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	Scorefor Intermediate	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

Titahi Bay18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 kmIntermediate and up

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	Scorefor Intermediate	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 beach18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Porirua, 2 kmIntermediate and up

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	Scorefor Intermediate	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

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