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Ubi12_z
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 Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: What are the best surf spots in the UK? |
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| What are the best surf spots in the UK, apart from the obvious (Newquay)? |
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mo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject: surfspots |
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| Croyde looks very good |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| west Cornwall is better than the Newquay area. try Sennen Cove and St. Ives, I have a house in St Ives 50 yards from the beach if any surfers reading this want to come stay I have a spare room with bunkbeds, small charge for rent.........call me on 07919 617906 to book in NOW! |
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polzeath
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: UK surf Spots |
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I have sirfed Croyde numerous times and can only say it is one of the best beach breaks I have ever surfed. Best on a low tide or a dropping tide. This place has serious juice, so much so that I have actually seen a bodyboard snapped in half.
Polzeath down in Cornwall is a good wave, it has three peaks at low tide and one is a sort of mini reef break. The nice thing about Polzeath is that the rides are really long and the wave really walls up nicely when the swell is from the right direction.
Check out www.magicseaweed.co.uk as it has a good 7 day swell forcast. Allegedly the waves will be at Bournemouth this weekend, with Saturday looking good. Bournemouth however gets super crowded, even now in the winter time.
Bude, down in Cornwall is good and so is Praa Sands, though Pra is jam packed with spongers nearly all of the time. If you fancy some daredevil reef experiace then Porthleven is the place, a super shallow and super fast right reef , its is good but needs a good solid size to really get working. I have been out when its been about 4ft with the occasional 6ft set coming through and I can say it was hairy. Also plenty bodyboarders and they charge beyond belief. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Are you kidding?
There are surf spots in the U.K!
I wouldnt believe it. |
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dinner_lady_lover
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| Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: surfin in the UK??? |
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Try the thames. If you want good surf.
Leave this godforsaken Island and go where god went....Ireland (west coast or Northwest) In Northern Ireland find a surf shop called Troggs in a quaint but slightly tacky village called Portrush and ask for surf advice the guys in there are really helpful. Honarary Kiwis! |
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aayasir
Joined: 29 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I dont think that there are good surf spots in UK. |
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coppa
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| na mate... there are no good surf spots here |
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pommy boy
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thurso and Shit Pipe in scotland are the best surf spots in the UK.
Whether or not you can ride them depends on your ability.... |
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LJ
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| pommy boy wrote: | Thurso and Shit Pipe in scotland are the best surf spots in the UK.
Whether or not you can ride them depends on your ability.... |
i bought myself a lovely Channel Islands Board at the weekend, £550 but its worth every penny. |
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funluver
Joined: 04 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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surfs up
its summer time and the waves are small but the chicks are full |
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pappa rappa wappa
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: |
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An island in Scotland called Tiree....
Its cold,very cold |
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JV3
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I might be wrong - never been there myself, but the pics for Saltburn
in the north east of England look pretty good? |
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bluecap
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| I've been thinking about heading west toi go surfing soon. Thanks for the info, appreciated. |
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goodsport
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: |
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There are many good surf spots, and you can find yourself by typing in google and type +best +surf spots +UK
you will find results such as:
Llangennith Beach
Caswell Bay
St Brides Bay
I have created a surfing event.. come an join if you are in sydney
http://www.sportkin.com/event/26 |
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joanm
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i'm originally from hawaii. how cold does it get where you surf? are you long boarding or short?  |
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pommy boy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| joanm wrote: | | i'm originally from hawaii. how cold does it get where you surf? are you long boarding or short? |
you will find it freezing mate. i wear a 5/3mm wetsuit between november-may. at its coldest you'll want boots, gloves and possibly headware. in the summer a 3mm will suffice and the water remains tolerable until october.
check www.a1surf for sea temperatures and swell charts |
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pedropete
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject: Anyone ever heard of Mundaka? |
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My friends and I are in the process of organising a surf holiday in Europe for this summer. Has anyone heard about Mundaka - it's on the northern Spanish coast in the Basque Country - I just found about about it by reading here:
http://www.poferries-deals.com/blog/po-ferries/the-best-surf-spot-in-europe/
Has anyone been? |
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sellsandal
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| bluecap wrote: | | I've been thinking about heading west toi go surfing soon. Thanks for the info, appreciated. |
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blanchy
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:52 am Post subject: Re: What are the best surf spots in the UK? |
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| have you tried scarborough near the fair ground ? |
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blanchy
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: Re: What are the best surf spots in the UK? |
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| blanchy wrote: | | have you tried scarborough near the fair ground ? |
saltburn is not very good i think the yorkshire part of the north east of England is your best choices but scarborough is busy for surfing |
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blanchy
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: Re: What are the best surf spots in the UK? |
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| blanchy wrote: | | blanchy wrote: | | have you tried scarborough near the fair ground ? |
saltburn is not very good i think the yorkshire part of the north east of England is your best choices but scarborough is busy for surfing |
in fact tynemouth near whitley bay is another busy spot |
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