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Plimmerton

Whats it like.
Wellingtons northerly wind wavespot. Heaps of parking, changing rooms, grass rigging and a nice sandbeach. No shorebreak to speak of. Waves form on a sandbar in the middle of the bay. This is the place for learning to wavesail or to get the most air you have ever experienced. Slow wave, starbord wavesailing. Mostly cross-onshore, average headhigh wave.

Who does it suit.
Plimmerton is most used by experienced wave sailors, tough beginner and intermediate wavesailors love the spot, as there is extremely easy access, you never will get drilled on rocks, and its a great place for shredding it up. Plimmerton is also rated by slalom sailors, in any southerly aswell as light northerly winds. Great course racing on "calm" days out to Mana Island.

What are the best conditions.
Best 1 to 2 hours after high tide. The tides are extremely important, might be flat on an incoming tide, but headhigh waves a couple of hours later ! Most common and required winddirection is N to NW, which will produce above mentioned conditions. The more N it goes the gustier it gets. Some like this, as the waverides get more sideshore, others hate it.
A couple of times a year with the support of a big groundswell coming in from the Tasman, waves can get logohigh + on the bar and produce some great wavesailing as long as the wind does not go too far to the west.

How do I get there.
Take the west coast highway north pass Porirua. Watch for the Plimmerton turn off. Spot is located at the railway crossing when entering Plimmerton. Takes about 30 minutes from central Wellington.

What should I look out for.
Some rigging and parking is right by the railway line, and you may end up carrying gear across the road. Look out for trains and cars. Avoid parking in private drive ways.

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