Water temperature in Wellington in October

Is it warm enough to swim in Wellington in October? Average water temperature in Wellington in October is 12°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Wellington in October is 14°C, and the coldest is 10.2°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Wellington

Changes water temperature in Wellington in October 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Wellington for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Wellington, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of October.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 October	12.1°C	11.9°C	10.6°C	13.1°C
2 October	11.9°C	11.9°C	10.8°C	12.9°C
3 October	12.2°C	11.8°C	10.5°C	13.3°C
4 October	13.1°C	11.7°C	10.7°C	13.1°C
5 October	12.7°C	12°C	10.7°C	12.7°C
6 October	12.6°C	11.5°C	10.6°C	12.6°C
7 October	12.6°C	11.3°C	10.8°C	12.6°C
8 October	12.8°C	11.7°C	10.6°C	12.8°C
9 October	12.6°C	11.9°C	10.7°C	12.9°C
10 October	12.5°C	12°C	10.6°C	13°C
11 October	12.1°C	11.8°C	10.7°C	12.5°C
12 October	12.8°C	11.8°C	10.9°C	12.8°C
13 October	12.7°C	11.4°C	11.1°C	13.1°C
14 October	12.8°C	11.4°C	10.7°C	13°C
15 October	12.6°C	11.4°C	10.9°C	13°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 October	12.6°C	11.7°C	10.7°C	13°C
17 October	12.3°C	12.4°C	10.2°C	12.8°C
18 October	12.5°C	12.5°C	10.7°C	13°C
19 October	12.5°C	12.4°C	10.9°C	12.9°C
20 October	12.2°C	12°C	11.1°C	12.8°C
21 October	12.8°C	12°C	11.2°C	13°C
22 October	12.7°C	12°C	11.2°C	13°C
23 October	12.7°C	12.4°C	11°C	12.7°C
24 October	12.8°C	12.3°C	11.3°C	12.8°C
25 October	12.8°C	12.7°C	11.4°C	13°C
26 October	12.9°C	12.4°C	11.6°C	13.6°C
27 October	12.8°C	12.2°C	11.5°C	13.3°C
28 October	12.8°C	12.3°C	11.3°C	13.3°C
29 October	12.9°C	11.8°C	11.3°C	13.7°C
30 October	12.8°C	13°C	11.2°C	13.7°C
31 October	12.9°C	13.2°C	11°C	14°C

Average water temperature in Wellington in October over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
11.6°C	12.2°C	12.4°C	11.9°C	11.7°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
12.3°C	12.3°C	12.2°C	12°C	12.6°C

Wellington sea state in October

Chart comparing the height of waves in Wellington in October over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in October. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Lyall Bay	13.1°C	11.2°C	15°C
Houghton Bay	13.1°C	11.2°C	15°C
Island Bay	13.1°C	11.2°C	15°C
Princess Bay	13.1°C	11.2°C	15°C
Breaker Bay	13.2°C	11.4°C	15.2°C
Seatoun	13.2°C	11.4°C	15.2°C
Oriental Bay	13.3°C	11.5°C	15.3°C
Hataitai	13.3°C	11.5°C	15.3°C
Evans Bay	13.3°C	11.5°C	15.3°C
Cook Strait	12.9°C	10.7°C	14.7°C

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