Plimmerton Beach is a village beach in Plimmerton, Porirua, on the Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington. The sand is pale and fine, and the beach is a tidy crescent between Karehana Point and the northern rocks, with calm shallows that families wade in. Kāpiti Island sits to the west, so the evening light falls on it. The website describes the village as unpretentious, and it has a bakery across the road and a local dairy that sells ice cream. Plimmerton Station on the Kāpiti Line is a short walk away, and the beach is about 25 to 30 minutes' drive from central Wellington on State Highway 1.
The beach has cafés, a fish and chip shop and a small local shopping area within walking distance, and the bakery's mince pies are a local favourite. The railway tracks are crossed to reach the sand. Our pick on the Kāpiti Coast for a long afternoon by the water.