Wellington Surf

Wellington Surf Forecast

Detailed Wellington surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Wellington. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Wellington. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Wellington over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Wellington and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Wellington Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Wellington Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Wellington coastline are also listed below.

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	Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Mana Island Wellington	Pukerua Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington
Rating	4	3	4	3	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 SSW	1.6 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 S	0.6 S
Period(s)	14	14	17	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	14	13	14	13	11	11	8	7	7	7
Energy	1923	3298	5480	2516	1897	1181	726	538	242	143	127	58	48	20	29	24	17	24	292	96	158	59
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross	on	on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:59PM 0.82		3:10AM 1.57	3:35PM 1.62		3:58AM 1.54	4:21PM 1.62		4:46AM 1.52	5:06PM 1.61		5:32AM 1.51	5:50PM 1.60		6:19AM 1.49		6:33PM 1.58	11:07AM 1.26		7:15PM 1.55	7:49AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)			9:38PM 0.22	9:14AM 0.77		9:56PM 0.76	10:03AM 0.81		10:45PM 0.80	10:52AM 0.83		11:34PM 0.82	11:38AM 0.83		12:23AM 0.82		12:21PM 0.82	1:11AM 0.79	5:01AM 0.36	5:17PM 0.33	1:56AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	1	1	19	10	3	-	-
High °C	14	13	11	13	13	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	14
Low °C	13	11	11	11	12	11	11	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	13	13	13	11	13
Chill °C (?)	14	12	10	13	12	11	11	10	12	13	14	14	16	16	16	16	17	14	14	13	10	12
Sunrise	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:37
Sunset	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 SW	1.6 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	14	14	17	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	13	10	9	9	4	8	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	0.6 SSE	-	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	10	10	10	-	-	10	-	9	10	14	9	10	6	6	6	6	7	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	1.0 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.4 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.7 NNW	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	0.4 NNW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	10	6	-	-	9	-	-	3	5

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Mana Island Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	0.4 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1788	1923	1923	2384	3298	4449	5079	5480	4311	3061	2516	2189	1897	69	1361	1181	982	835	726	628	538	449
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross	on	cross	on	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:20AM 1.59				2:59PM 0.82					3:18AM 0.78								3:58AM 1.54				4:21PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)			8:26AM 0.71					9:38PM 0.22				9:14AM 0.77				9:56PM 0.76				10:03AM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	13	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	13
Chill °C (?)	12	13	13	14	12	9	10	10	10	10	10	14	12	13	11	11	10	9	8	9	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	0.4 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.9 S	1.9 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 NW	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	18	18	11	11	10	10	10	10	16	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.0 NNW	1.1 NNW
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5

	Thursday 28
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	1814	1814	1788	1788	1951	1923	1923	1923	1923	2122	2153	2384	2684	2946	3298	2987	4910	4449	4723	5021	5079	5079
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross	on	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)			2:20AM 1.59												2:59PM 0.82
Low Tide / height (m)									8:26AM 0.71													9:38PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	11	11	9	9	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	18	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-