Plimmerton Beach Wellington

“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Such a kind of feeling expressed in the above quotation is natural when you are standing on the golden sands of Plimmerton Beach, Wellington. If you want to add a new color to your trip to New Zealand, just make it a beach holiday by making a trip to this beach that has been attracting travelers from all over the globe for years. Tourists flock at this place to enjoy sun, sea and sands.

Plimmerton Beach, Wellington is a northerly wind wavespot in New Zealand. Once you are here, you will see waves forming on a sandbar in the middle of the bay. Apart from watching the sundown in the sea beyond the horizon, this place is unique for learning to wavesail or to get the most air you have ever experienced. Mostly cross-onshore, average head high wave are the characteristics of this beach.

Plimmerton Beach, Wellington is most used by experienced wave sailors. However, beginner and intermediate wave sailors too love the spot, as there is extremely easy access.

Plimmerton Beach, Wellington becomes best 1 to 2 hours after high tide. The tides which are enormously vital might be flat on an incoming tide, but head high waves a couple of hours later!

To each this beautiful spot, just take the west coast highway north pass Porirua. Keep watching for the Plimmerton turn off and the spot is located at the railway crossing when entering Plimmerton. It takes about 30 minutes from central Wellington to reach Plimmerton Beach, Wellington.

Here you will find some rigging and parking is right by the railway tracks. Avoid parking in private drive ways.

Hotels in Wellington
Just Hotel	Holiday Inn Hotel
Bay Plaza Hotel	Quest On Johnston Hotel
Wellington Hotel	Mercure Willis Street Hotel