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Scorching Bay Beach

Wellington, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 10:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Chest-high (1.2 m) at 7 s, heading toward N, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NE.

Swell

1.2 m

7 s

Wind

11 km/h

Cross-shore

Tide

1.2 m

Rising

Weather

12 °C

Clear

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 10 s	N	30 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.3 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
1 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 10 s	NE	27 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.2 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
2 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 9 s	E	26 km/h · 56 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
3 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 9 s	SE	25 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.8 m	Clear · 13 °C
4 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 9 s	SE	29 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 8 s	SE	31 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	N Onshore	0.6 m	Heavy drizzle · 8 °C
6 AM	Poor	1 m · 8 s	SE	34 km/h · 79 km/h gusts	N Onshore	0.6 m	Light showers · 8 °C
7 AM	Poor	1 m · 8 s	E	27 km/h · 81 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.7 m	Overcast · 8 °C
8 AM	Poor	1.1 m · 7 s	NE	19 km/h · 56 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 9 °C
9 AM	Poor	1.1 m · 7 s	N	16 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 11 °C
10 AM	Fair	1.2 m · 7 s	N	11 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Clear · 12 °C
11 AM	Good	1.3 m · 7 s	N	11 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 13 °C
12 PM	Poor	1.3 m · 7 s	N	15 km/h · 43 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Light drizzle · 13 °C
1 PM	Poor	1.6 m · 8 s	N	22 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 13 °C
2 PM	Poor	1.8 m · 8 s	N	22 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	N Onshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 13 °C
3 PM	Fair	2 m · 8 s	N	21 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	N Onshore	0.7 m	Clear · 12 °C
4 PM	Fair	2.4 m · 8 s	N	23 km/h · 51 km/h gusts	N Onshore	0.5 m	Clear · 12 °C
5 PM	Fair	2.9 m · 9 s	N	23 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.3 m	Clear · 11 °C
6 PM	Fair	3.3 m · 9 s	N	21 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	N Onshore	0.3 m	Clear · 10 °C
7 PM	Fair	3.3 m · 9 s	N	20 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.4 m	Clear · 10 °C
8 PM	Fair	3.3 m · 9 s	N	17 km/h · 42 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.5 m	Clear · 10 °C
9 PM	Fair	3.3 m · 9 s	N	17 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.7 m	Clear · 9 °C
10 PM	Fair	3.3 m · 9 s	N	12 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 9 °C
11 PM	Good	3.2 m · 9 s	N	5 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	NNW Onshore	1 m	Clear · 8 °C