Brief description: Lyall Bay is Wellington’s most popular surf beach. It is home to two surf lifesaving clubs, and many of the activities here are surf-related. Lyall Bay also has a playground.
Parking: Beachfront parking along Lyall Bay Parade
Toilets and changing facilities: At Lyall Bay Surf Club; changing rooms closed 1 June - 31 August
Accessibility: Lyall Bay has a small access ramp at the airport end of the beach
Dogs: The airport half of the beach (eastern end) is Wellington’s most popular off-leash dog exercise area. Dogs are not allowed in the western end of the beach at any time.
Features: The remnants of once extensive sand dunes are being restored with plantings of pingao and spinifex. It is a short walk from the beach to Dorrie Leslie Park on the western side of the bay, and beyond the airport at Moa Point a coastal walkway leads to Tarakena Bay and the Eastern Walkway. There's a popular cafe upstairs in the Lyall Bay Surf Club building.
Friends groups: Lyall Bay Dune Protection group
Location: South coast, Lyall Bay, Lyall Bay Parade
Sourced from: http://wellington.govt.nz/recreation/beaches-and-coast/eastern-suburbs/lyall-bay
Scorching Bay BeachLocation: Miramar Peninsula, Karaka Bay / Massey Roads
Suitable for: Swimming
Brief description: This popular sandy inner-harbour bathing beach has a large grassed area and is sheltered from the northerly wind. It is a great place to soak up the sun and watch ships entering and leaving the harbour.
Parking: Plenty of angle parking
Toilets and changing facilities: Available in the Scorching Bay pavilion - there's also a paved outdoor shower area in front; closed 1 June - 31 August
Accessibility: An access ramp to the beach and mobility parks near the changing rooms
Dogs: Dogs are not allowed on the beach at any time
Features: Landscaping work includes native plantings under pohutukawa trees, around buildings, and by the roadside. There's a playground rope-climbing structure and a popular cafe nearby. A path across the road by the turnaround area climbs up into the regenerating bush.
Sourced from: http://wellington.govt.nz/recreation/beaches-and-coast/eastern-suburbs/scorching-bay
Worser Bay Beach
Location: Eastern side of Miramar Peninsula, Marine Parade / Karaka Bay Road
Suitable for: Swimming
Brief description: Worser Bay Beach is a large, sandy inner-harbour beach with views of the Ororongorongo Range across the harbour, Steeple Rock and Seatoun Beach. In summer its calm waters make it a popular destination for families, and it is also well-used by the local yacht club. Behind the dunes there is a grassed area with picnic tables.
Parking: Plenty of angle parking in front of changing rooms
Toilets and changing facilities: Changing rooms, toilets and cold showers
Accessibility: Easy access to beach at northern end
Dogs: Dogs are allowed off-leash on the beach before 9am and after 7pm in summer, and off-leash at all times in winter
Features: A large area of sand dunes at the southern end of the beach planted with marram and pingao is an attractive feature of the beach. Dunes once covered the entire seaward side of the road, but by the 1950s they had been levelled and grassed.
Sourced from: http://wellington.govt.nz/recreation/beaches-and-coast/eastern-suburbs/worser-bay-beach
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