Oriental Bay Beach

MuseumWellington

Our Wellington beachfront location for swimming, picnics, and walks

About

Oriental Bay Beach is a spot in Wellington, offering opportunities for swimming, picnicking, walking, or cycling along the waterfront. We provide toilets, changing facilities, and cold showers at Freyberg Pool and Fitness Centre, which also features wheelchair access to Freyberg Beach. Our beach was enlarged in 2004 with sand from Golden Bay, Nelson, making the sand area four times larger. We are home to the Carter Fountain, which operates at specific times when wind conditions allow.

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Jared Bayley
4 months ago

Beautiful, white sand beach! Definitely the best I saw while I was visiting Wellington. It was packed with people enjoying the warm ocean water and summer rays. It’s in an incredibly accessible location, right along one of the main streets. For sure worth a visit, especially on a hot day!

David
7 months ago

Always good. A little microclimate when the sun comes out even with a mild southerly, and entertaining waves on bad weather days. Lots of cafes nearby. I love being a beach bum here. The upcoming renovation of the pavilion will be great.

Ashish Sharma
11 months ago

Great place to visit when it's not raining though expect throngs of people if the weather is nice as it's one of the prettier bays in the area.

Steve Bintley
a year ago

A very picturesque beach overlooking the fountain and surrounding hills. The sand is a little coarse but still fine to sit on and there are a few restaurants nearby. There’s a small number of street vendors along the wall selling beach essentials but fortunately even on the weekend it wasn’t too crowded. A great spot in the city.

Sajeev Thomas
a year ago

Good beach, not much crowds. White sand, blue waters, great views. Good place to laze around or have a swim.

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