South Beach
Wellington, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:50 pm7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
5.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C62°F
- Water
- 16°C60°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2315 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 3 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:50 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Restrooms140 m450 ft away
- Showers370 m0.2 mi away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables360 m0.2 mi away
- Playground450 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 320 m0.2 miGrays Road (near 4)
- Nearest town
- 5.8 km3.6 miPorirua (city)
- Nearest airport
- 23 km14 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Plimmerton Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north away7.6 Great
- Paremata Beach1.6 km1.0 mi south away7.7 Great
- Tītahi Bay Beach3.4 km2.1 mi south-west away7.7 Great
- Brendan Beach7.0 km4.3 mi north away7.6 Great
- Paekakariki Beach15 km9.0 mi north-east away8.0 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near South Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
- Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
- Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 4%
- Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 91%
- Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 10%
- Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 4%