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{{Primary sources|date=June 2008}}

{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs
| name           = Worser Bay
| image          = Worser Bay, Seatoun from Wellington Harbour Ferry.jpg
| caption1       = Worser Bay, Seatoun from Wellington Harbour Ferry
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Worser Bay
| north          = [[Karaka Bay]]
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| east           = [[Wellington Harbour]]
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| south          = [[Seatoun]]
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| west           = [[Miramar, New Zealand|Miramar]]
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[[File:Karaka Bays Waves.jpg|thumb|Waves at Worser Bay]]
'''Worser Bay''' in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]] is along the beach from [[Seatoun]] and over the hill from [[Miramar, New Zealand|Miramar]] on the [[Miramar Peninsula]]. It has a calm sandy beach with a road running along the base of the Seatoun Heights hill. Houses run all along the hill side of the road, with only carparks and beach facilities opposite.

The beach is subject to the windy conditions of Wellington with gusty northerlies often changing to cold, consistent southerlies. The waters are calm as the beach is within the natural harbour and in summer it is a popular destination for families, much like the nearby [[Scorching Bay]].

Named after James Heberley's frequent predictions of "worser" weather, the beach still has the original pilot's cottage that housed James and other pilots from 1866.

==Features==

The Worser Bay yacht club, scout hall and surf club buildings are located at the northern end of the beach.

The [[Worser Bay Boating Club]] was founded in 1926 and has become a leader in the New Zealand-specific Sunburst class dinghy yacht. There is also a strong emphasis on youth sailing in [[Optimist (dinghy)|Optimist]], [[P-class sailing dinghy|P-Class]] and [[Starling (dinghy)|Starling]] dinghies. Of late, 420s and Skiffs have become increasing popular. Along with a number of national champions, in 2002 Greg Wilcox won the World OK dinghy championships at [[Napier, New Zealand]].

The Sea Scouts hall was built in 1967 on top of a wartime Mine Control Building, which has since been converted to hold the dinghy yachts and rowing boats. Numbers dwindled in the 1990s, but the Cub Scouts are currently enjoying a resurgence.

The Worser Bay Surf Lifesaving Club was founded in 1910, competing in the many surf lifesaving events around the country. While it lasted many years beyond that of the Scorching Bay Lifesaving Club, the numbers at Worser Bay dwindled until the 1990s when official functions at the club ceased (the complete lack of surf did not help). Near the end of the decade a windsurf school began using the facilities. This would seem to have stirred the club and it reopened as a lifesaving club in the 2000s, focusing on youth.

==Demographics==
Worser Bay is part of the [[Karaka Bays#Demographics|Karaka Bay-Worser Bay]] statistical area.<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|karaka-bay-worser-bay|Karaka Bay-Worser Bay}}</ref>

==Education==

Worser Bay School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,<ref name="ero3077">{{cite web |title=Worser Bay School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=3077 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3077|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="moe3077">{{cite web |title=Worser Bay School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3077 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref>

The school is situated at the top of the hill between Seatoun Heights and Miramar Heights. It celebrated its centenary in 1997. It is the site of an old [[Māori people|Māori]] Pā, Whetukairangi (Star Gazer).<ref name="official3077">{{cite web |title=Worser Bay School Official School Website |url=http://www.worserbay.school.nz |website=worserbay.school.nz}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.worserbay.school.nz/ Worser Bay School]
*[http://www.worserbaylsc.org.nz/ Worser Bay Life Saving Club Website]
*[http://www.wbbc.org.nz/ Worser Bay Boating Club]

{{Suburbs of Wellington City}}
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[[Category:Bays of the Wellington Region]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Wellington City]]
[[Category:Beaches of the Wellington Region]]