Compass Coffee is a cafe at Seaview Marina on Port Rd, Mahina Bay, Lower Hutt, right at the water's edge and rated 4.4 on Google. A marina cafe lives on its mornings. The trade runs on early flat whites for boaties, walkers and tradies, and on cabinet food that has to be fresh and turned over fast — the good ones restock through the morning rather than letting the cabinet look tired. Regulars judge a spot by two things: coffee that's consistent day to day, and a seat with a view worth lingering over. The waterside cafes that get both right stop being destinations and become part of the local routine. Sitting at the marina end of Port Rd, Compass Coffee puts a 4.4-rated coffee stop at the water's edge for Mahina Bay and Lower Hutt.