Wimco Nagar Beach

Wimco Nagar Beach is an urban sandy beach in Tiruvottiyur in North Chennai, Tamil Nadu, located east of Wimco Nagar near the Bay of Bengal. It is part of the longer Tiruvottiyur-Ennore coastline and is known as a quiet, less-commercialized alternative to Marina and Elliot's Beaches. The beach is frequented by local residents and fishing communities and offers open sea views and sunrise vistas.

Visitors can expect a relatively quiet, open sandy shoreline along the Bay of Bengal with fishing boats, nets and activity of the local fishing community. The beach is largely undeveloped without major commercial promenades or shacks, offering space for walking, sitting on the sand, photography and sunrise viewing. The surroundings are residential and industrial, with the Wimco Nagar neighbourhood inland and the coastline extending towards Tiruvottiyur and Ennore.

The area is named after the Western India Match Company (WIMCO), which established a match factory in Tiruvottiyur during the 1920s. The settlement that developed around the factory came to be known as Wimco Nagar, and the adjacent shoreline is referred to as Wimco Nagar Beach.

The beach is closely associated with the traditional fishing communities of Tiruvottiyur and North Chennai, whose daily fishing activities, boat launching and net mending form part of the local coastal culture.