A stretch of Sumner shoreline reached from Marriner Street, this beach sits below the Richmond Hill walkway at the foot of the Port Hills. It holds a five-star rating from its single review. On this open eastern coast, a good beach day is about timing: mornings are often calmest before the sea breeze fills in, and a southerly brings swell and a chill. The water stays bracing even at the height of summer, which is why swimmers favour the flagged, patrolled stretches in season and everyone else brings an extra layer. Low tide leaves the firm sand walkers and families like best, and the hill tracks above the shore give the finest vantage over Pegasus Bay. At the quiet base of the Richmond Hill walkway, this stretch makes an easy start to Sumner's coastline and the tracks above.