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Wellington West Coast

Photos
Titahi Bay photo
Porirua Harbour photo
Pauatahanui Inlet photo
Titahi Bay photo
Boat Sheds photo
Titahi Bay photo
Titahi Bay photo
Boat Sheds photo
Titahi Bay photo
Mana Island photo
Titahi Bay photo
Titahi Bay photo
       

Related Albums
Kapiti Coast photos
Southern Coast photos
Wellington Harbour photos
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Information
Wellington's west coast lies south of the Kapiti Coast. The coastline is generally rocky with high hills often reaching to the shoreline. There are few bays and two large inlets near Porirua and Paremata. The more predominant bays include Titahi Bay, Plimmerton, and Makara.

Titahi Bay is one kilometre from end to end. Surfing is a popular activity as the beach break can be surfed on all tides during periods of onshore winds.

Plimmerton in north west Wellington is a township with a fairly sheltered and gently graded beach. The beach is popular with windsurfers and some world champions have trained here.

Makara Beach sits on Wellington’s wild south west coast, exposed and lashed frequently by the prevailing gales. Makara’s closeness to Wellington and nearby Karori and Johnsonville (via the Ohariu Valley) means that it is a favourite for those who wish to be transformed in no time from comfortable urban life, to a little ‘rugged’ nature.


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