
Porirua
Surf and mountain biking town · New Zealand
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Beds: 5 places
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5 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£110 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£145 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 5 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 19 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Te Ikaamaru Bay · 52 min by car · stays in Wellington
19 out of 100156.0 · 37 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreAirport Rights · 38 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBombers · 38 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBreaker Bay · 40 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreEastbourne · 44 min by car · stays in Lower Hutt · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHoughton Bay · 38 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreIllusions - Plimmerton · 18 min by car · Not for beginners
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All 18 surf spots
Lyall Bay · 37 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scorelyall bay middles · 35 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMana island · 12 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePlimmerton Bar · 21 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreScouts den · 35 min by car · stays in Paraparaumu · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Island (Island Bay) · 38 min by car · stays in Wellington · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Pa · 25 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Rec Eastbourne · 43 min by car · stays in Lower Hutt · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTitahi Bay · 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTitahi bay beach · 5 min by car · Not for beginners
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Mountain biking · this week
Te Ara Utiwai · 5.3 km · stays here
86 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Porirua.
Places to eat
6 near Porirua
Places to eat near Porirua
- Spicy bitesIndian · 1.4 km from the centre
- Hell Pizza ManaPizza · 1.6 km from the centre
- Burger WisconsinBurger · 1.8 km from the centre
- Natraj Authentic Indian CuisineIndian · 1.8 km from the centre
- Topor BistroPolish · 1.8 km from the centre
- Kams Fish & Chip ShopFish and chips · 1.9 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Porirua.
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Photos of Porirua

About Porirua
where it is, what is near
Porirua is a town in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
From Porirua you can reach 18 surf spots and 1 mountain bike area.
The nearest is Illusions - Plimmerton, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre.
Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Wellington International Airport (WLG), 26 km away.
In Wellington Region · North Island · New Zealand
- 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Wellington International Airport (WLG), 26 km, Woodbourne Airport (BHE), 94 km, Palmerston North Airport (PMR), 108 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).