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Croyde Bay

Área: North Devon

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-6ft

Optimum tide: Between low and mid tide (pushing & dropping)

Opt. wind direction: East 

Opt. Swell: --

Level: White water for begginers. Green waves for Intermediate/Advanced

World-class, low tide, A-frame barrels. Probably the best beachbreak in the UK on its day. Less shape at other stages of tide. Highly consistent beach that can get dangerously crowded. Strong rips at size.

AREA: DEVON

Devon is a beautiful mixture of typical English and coastal villages, with an array of waves to suit many surf conditions and surfing abilities.

GREAT BRITAIN / SOUTH WEST UK & CI / DEVON

Saunton

Área: North Devon

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 3-6ft

Optimum tide: Pushing

Opt. wind direction: East 

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, intermediate and advanced

Huge beach with long, slow walls, great for beginners, longboarders and kiters. Sheltered from NW-N winds.

AREA: Devon

Devon is a beautiful mixture of typical English and coastal villages, with an array of waves to suit many surf conditions and surfing abilities.

GREAT BRITAIN / SOUTH WEST UK & CI / SOUTH DEVON

Bantham

Área: South Devon

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 3-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: North Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Intermediate and advanced

Consistent, classy beachbreak with sandbars sculpted by the River Avon. Right into the rivermouth and a peak on the main beach. South Devon’s best beach is always busy. Strong rips at size.

AREA: DEVON

Devon is a beautiful mixture of typical English and coastal villages, with an array of waves to suit many surf conditions and surfing abilities.

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Porthmeor

Área: West Cornwall

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 3-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

Consistent, swell-sucking beachbreak just north of Land’s End is Britain's most westerly beach. Punchy peaks with barrels when offshore on a medium swell and tide.

AREA: CORNWALL

Cornwall is a county on England’s rugged southwestern tip. It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches, culminating at the famous promontory Land’s End. The south coast, dubbed the Cornish Riviera, is home to picturesque harbour villages like Fowey and Falmouth. The north coast is lined with towering cliffs and seaside resorts like Newquay.

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Newquay Beaches

Área: Newquay

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides but better at low

Opt. wind direction: South Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

Very consistent, beachbreak peak, that occasionally gets epic. Mainly rights that get hollow at lower tides. Likes W swell best.

AREA: CORNWALL

Cornwall is a county on England’s rugged southwestern tip. It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches, culminating at the famous promontory Land’s End. The south coast, dubbed the Cornish Riviera, is home to picturesque harbour villages like Fowey and Falmouth. The north coast is lined with towering cliffs and seaside resorts like Newquay.

GREAT BRITAIN / SOUTH WEST UK & CI / CORNWALL

Widemouth Bay

Área: Bude

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

Long, stretch of fun beachbreak and with consistent swell there is usually something to ride. It’s consistent, crowded and a surf school favourite.

 

AREA: CORNWALL

Cornwall is a county on England’s rugged southwestern tip. It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches, culminating at the famous promontory Land’s End. The south coast, dubbed the Cornish Riviera, is home to picturesque harbour villages like Fowey and Falmouth. The north coast is lined with towering cliffs and seaside resorts like Newquay.

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Rest Bay

Área: Porthcawl

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

Well-formed beachbreak peaks at this consistent and busy spot. Not so good when onshore.

 

AREA: South Wales

South Wales is a both beautiful and industrial stretch of coast, broken up with some major cities and multiple towns as well as some of the UK’s most beautiful beaches.

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Caswell Bay

Área: Gower

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-4ft

Optimum tide: Pushing

Opt. wind direction: North Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Beach break ideal for beginners and intermediates. Caswell is the better choice for learners. Can be sheltered at hightide from south westerly winds. Left and rights on the beach and a left off the west end of the bay.

AREA: South Wales

South Wales is a both beautiful and industrial stretch of coast, broken up with some major cities and multiple towns as well as some of the UK’s most beautiful beaches.

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Llangennith

Área: Gower

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-5ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

5km stretch of average yet consistent beachbreak. Picks up all available swell and is popular with all abilities and types of wavecraft. Over head height, the paddle out is renowned for its difficulty. Rhossili at the south end picks up less swell and has shelter from southerly winds.

AREA: South Wales

South Wales is a both beautiful and industrial stretch of coast, broken up with some major cities and multiple towns as well as some of the UK’s most beautiful beaches.

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Freshwater West

Área: Pembrokeshire

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-5ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: North Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

Average beachbreak in north of the bay that holds plenty of size. Fast, hollow sandbar waves at low tide in front of the Furzenip rocks in the middle and reef/beach options to the south.

AREA: South Wales

South Wales is a both beautiful and industrial stretch of coast, broken up with some major cities and multiple towns as well as some of the UK’s most beautiful beaches.

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St Ouens

Área: Jersey

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate and advanced

Consistent, shapely beachbreak and the epicentre of Jersey surfing, Better at lower tides.

AREA: The Channel Islands

The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey have some high quality breaks and good exposure to straight W Atlantic swells. Picturesque islands just off the coast of France, a year round destination.

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Vazon Bay

Área: Geurnsey

Waves: Lefts and Rights

Break: Beach break

Ideal swell size: 2-6ft

Optimum tide: All tides

Opt. wind direction: South Easterly

Opt. Swell: --

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Mellow, beginner-friendly beachbreak in the north of the bay, rights being favoured.

AREA: The Channel Islands

The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey have some high quality breaks and good exposure to straight W Atlantic swells. Picturesque islands just off the coast of France, a year round destination.