Wellington - Worser Bay: windsurf and wing foil guide

What it's actually like

Compiled by WindChaser, 27 September 2026

Worser Bay is a sand beach at Seatoun in Wellington, a few minutes’ drive past the airport, beside the entrance to Wellington Harbour. The Worser Bay Boating Club sits on the beach. A local wing location guide calls the bay a great learner spot, with sheltered grass for rigging and parking, and White Cloud Watersports runs its learn-to-wingfoil courses here.

Seatoun village, about 1.1 km by road, has a neighbourhood pub, Little Sprig Seatoun, and a community cafe, Arcimboldi.

The record comes from a 9 km global model with no station check, so at a harbour entrance read it as a guide.

Your month

When it's good

January · 61%. 19 rideable days in 31, 6.6 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.

Where else it blows in January

Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.

At a glance

Is it for you?

Skill levelComfortable

WaterBit of chop

Wind · JanUsually turns up

Crowds · JanHeavy in season

Local vibeFriendly enough

Water qualityMurky after rain

NightlifeA bar or two

CostMid

Geek analysis

January in the record

61% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

In January the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (25% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 12pm to 5pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report

No weather station near enough to check these figures against.

January on the record

The month's own figures, not the year's average.

Rideable days19 of 31Nine Januaries in the record

Wind, rideable hours17 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+

Air20.0°CMaximum

Take it with you

The full Wellington - Worser Bay report

Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Launch and tide notes05Ships, the waterski lane & the headland06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits

When it gets busy

Crowds

The Worser Bay Boating Club races on Saturday afternoons in a season that generally runs from the beginning of September to the end of April, and hosts national dinghy championships from 19 to 24 January and 26 to 30 March 2027. WindChaser has no crowd count for the bay.

On the water

What January usually does

January sits outside the best months here. 61% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

Your playground

Launches & safety

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate

Local intel

Getting there & on the ground

Nearest airportWellington (WLG)4.9 km by road, about 8 minutes.

On the groundAugust to DecemberThe windiest months in the record. October is the pick.

Getting aroundCarFrom the city, round past the airport and through the Seatoun Tunnel. A local wing guide notes sheltered grass rigging and parking by the beach.

Stay, schools & kit

Who works this beach

© White Cloud WatersportsWhite Cloud WatersportsSchool$$$MidGoogle MapsWingLearn-to-wingfoil courses at Worser Bay: an intro at the boating club, tow-foil sessions and assisted lessons, all kit supplied. Fewer water lessons May to August.

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