Check the Beach

Lyall Bay Beach

Wellington, New Zealand

Lyall Bay Beach 4 photos

  • Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club building

    Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club building. Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club building 2

    Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club building 2. Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lyall Bay Wellington Apr 2026

    Lyall Bay Wellington Apr 2026. Heidi Meudt, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Fog over Lyall Bay at sunset - panoramio

    Fog over Lyall Bay at sunset - panoramio. ross.susie, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:50 pm
7 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
Now
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph N
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:50 pm
Today
4.7Fair7 am53
6.0Good8 am42
6.4Good9 am64
6.5Good10 am64
6.7Good11 am75
6.8Good12 pm96
6.9Good1 pm95
7.1Great2 pm95
7.1Great3 pm138
6.9Good4 pm1610
6.8Good5 pm1711
6.5Good6 pm1811
6.5GoodNow1711
Sat
3.0Poor7 am3321
2.3Poor8 am3622
2.1Poor9 am3824
1.8Poor10 am3824
1.9Poor11 am4025
2.0Poor12 pm4226
2.3Poor1 pm4326
2.5Poor2 pm4226
2.9Poor3 pm4125
3.1Poor4 pm4025
2.8Poor5 pm3824
3.0Poor6 pm3823
2.9Poor7 pm3622
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.2 m. High at 3 am, 0.5 m. Low at 9 am, -0.2 m. High at 3 pm, 0.5 mLow 9 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 3 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 9 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 140 m460 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m460 ft away
  • Showers140 m470 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground90 m290 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m420 ftOnepu Road at Lyall Parade
Nearest town
4.8 km3 miWellington (city)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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