Battery Bay Beach
Wellington · New Zealand
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Battery Bay Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.2°C (55.8°F) on average
Jan
16°C
60.8°F · 13.9–20.2°C
Feb
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.7–18.5°C
Mar
16°C
60.8°F · 14.3–18.2°C
Apr
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.8–17.8°C
May
14.6°C
58.3°F · 12.8–17.1°C
Jun
13.3°C
55.9°F · 11.1–16°C
Jul
12.3°C
54.1°F · 10.3–14.1°C
Aug
12.2°C
54°F · 10.5–13.4°C
Sep
12.6°C
54.7°F · 10.8–13.9°C
Oct
13.2°C
55.8°F · 11.4–14.5°C
Nov
14°C
57.2°F · 12.4–15.4°C
Dec
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.5–17.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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