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Oriental Beach

Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand

Oriental Beach 5 photos

  • Lit up Norfolk pines at Oriental Bay at night

    Lit up Norfolk pines at Oriental Bay at night. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • A band of mist in Wellington

    A band of mist in Wellington. Tom Ackroyd, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Carter Fountain on 24 April 2025

    Carter Fountain on 24 April 2025. Robigalia, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Copthorne Oriental Bay

    Copthorne Oriental Bay. Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Clyde Quay Wharf and Wellington Harbour, Wellington 2017

    Clyde Quay Wharf and Wellington Harbour, Wellington 2017. Kiwiz1338, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:51 pm
7 am
3.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.3
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.8
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.9
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.0
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

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
13°C56°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:51 pm
Today
4.7Fair7 am53
6.0Good8 am42
6.4Good9 am64
6.5Good10 am64
6.7Good11 am75
6.8Good12 pm96
6.9Good1 pm95
7.2Great2 pm95
7.2Great3 pm138
7.0Great4 pm1610
6.8Good5 pm1711
6.6Good6 pm1811
6.5Good7 pm1711
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 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 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

  • Restrooms70 m210 ft away
  • Showers20 m70 ft away
  • Drinking water190 m630 ft away
  • Parking19 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m150 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink86 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
50 m170 ft
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miWellington (city)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)

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

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