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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2081

miller2k3 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	Been kayaking about a year and i've decided its time to take my boat to the beach. But where? i want some really good surf but i don't wanna travel a million miles, i live in yorkshire. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2082

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The Best ?

Conditions change in the sea depending on the weather.

The best conditions would be condeidered by most to be a big swell and offshore winds.

Devon and Cornwall have the best potential for surf in the uk

you can use a site like to check the conditions

magicseaweed.com/

I would also remember that the sea is a diffent animal to river paddling and it may be not such a good idea to rock up and just paddle out.

A little common sense will go along way as will local knowledge of rip tides

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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2087

madbarry Offline Senior Member Posts: 45 Thank you received: 0	there is a few spots in wales such as hells mouth in abersoch
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2092

oz Offline Junior Member Posts: 11 Thank you received: 0	try scarborough or maybe saltburn. East coast gets excellent surf especially this time of year; British Surf Championships (boardies) are now regularly held in Tynemouth (Near Geordieland-Newcastle). Check out magicseaweed.com for surf forecast and webcams.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2093

miller2k3 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	Cheers guys, most appreciated, just gonna have a look at the website now.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2095

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Don't know if this is near your place, but I heared great stories of this place.

"The Bitches are a notorious line of rocks and reef between Ramsey Island and the Welsh mainland. Named because of the ship wrecks they have caused in the past, the Bitches are now synonymous with big white water and xtreme kayaking. The Bitches work by generating large white water when the tide comes in and rushes over the shallow reef. On a spring tide the Bitches will produce several large standing waves which can reach up to 8 foot" (www.bitchesfestival.com/about.htm)

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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2102

robmeister Offline Platinum Member Posts: 531 Thank you received: 0	i personally live in the usa and have never taken my kayak to the beach. However, you should maybe check out the posts on surfers and kayakers and make sure you dont get any surfers pissed when you go out.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2103

Kayaker0678 Offline Platinum Member Posts: 821 Thank you received: 0	meh... if you piss them off make sure you can use your paddle very usfully (sarcasm)
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2112

madbarry Offline Senior Member Posts: 45 Thank you received: 0	yeh the bitches is ment to be good i was ment to head up there but i dident get round to it
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 3 months ago #2116

miller2k3 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	Coll, cheersguys. i've noticed madbarry is from chester, i'm hopefully startin uni in crewe/alsager in september, are there any clubs etc around that area?
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3022

whelan Offline Senior Member Posts: 33 Thank you received: 0	yer theres quite a few. i paddle with mad barry and we go to chester youth service which is just up from chester weir..there planning a trip to scotland on march 31st which we do every year. its a gd laf.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3024

madbarry Offline Senior Member Posts: 45 Thank you received: 0	yer there r quite a few clubs around the north west i duno abt crew tho
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3026

playboating_rob Offline Junior Member Posts: 12 Thank you received: 0	HI! I AM FROM DEVA CANOE CLUB. It is an excellent club with really cheap membership. We do all types of boating activities, mainly white water kayaking on the River Dee in Chester and Llangollen. New members are always welcome. Heres the site... www.devacanoeclub.org.uk/ Hope this helps. P.S. surfing in Cornwall is my best tip if you want to go big.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3051

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stay away from the main big beaches there always full of angry surfers and spongers try a less well known beach
try and go in a small group as well
look into some surf etiquicut and try and abide by it
oh and make use of the surf most goat boaters i see go out back f the surf and throw cart wheels which seems like a waste of time i wont empress a bordy
but have fun and go with the surf report but take it lightly ceefax i found to be more relable
i live right on the door step of good surf so just keep ur head down and do your thing and you will love it

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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3058

Kayaker0678 Offline Platinum Member Posts: 821 Thank you received: 0	just learn surfers ediquite
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3062

miller2k3 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 20 Thank you received: 0	Cheers, i'll have a car with me at uni so will be able to travel to clubs/rivers nearby. just had a look at the deva site, looks pretty good.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3202

texasfish Offline Platinum Member Posts: 603 Thank you received: 0	so who needs a car
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3680

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best place for sea surfing in yorkshire is scarbrouogh check telly text page [u:dd1b6f0672][b:dd1b6f0672]429[/b:dd1b6f0672][/u:dd1b6f0672] you are looking for [u:dd1b6f0672][b:dd1b6f0672]Cayton bay[/b:dd1b6f0672][/u:dd1b6f0672] if it says 2-3 go, it tells you the kind of waves too [b:dd1b6f0672](messy :stop:

lumpy

or CLEAN

)[/b:dd1b6f0672] also if you check day befor it will tell you if its gonna increase :grin:

or decrease

the following day... or if ya got DIGITAL TV go to BBC1 TXT sport then down to other sport continue to surfing then it will get all same info without the rubbish of the surfers rambling on about (i'm fat wot board can i sink) hope this is help and i will see you in the surf as that is my hang out too.... :happydrunks

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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3681

texasfish Offline Platinum Member Posts: 603 Thank you received: 0	is surfing a river the same as surfing the ocean
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3701

bartw Offline Administrator Posts: 405 Thank you received: 9	No! On the river you've a far more constant wave; on the ocean every wave is different. The moves on the ocean are far more difficult because of this in my oppinion.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3706

texasfish Offline Platinum Member Posts: 603 Thank you received: 0	do you get the same speed on the river as on the ocean
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3707

bartw Offline Administrator Posts: 405 Thank you received: 9	depends off how big (high) the wave is. Mostly riverwave are more speedy and easier to get aireal from.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3708

AdrianTregoning Offline Moderator Posts: 2212 Thank you received: 8	[color=cyan:add5450f98]I tend to disagree. I find that when on an ocean wave i can get a lot more air. More speed equals more air. Generally ocean waves are bigger and faster unless you're fortunate enough to stay near a big volume river.... In South Africa we get some really awesome waves...(ocean) I think www.fluidkayaks.co.za has video footage of some cool waves in SA.[/color:add5450f98]
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3738

texasfish Offline Platinum Member Posts: 603 Thank you received: 0	yeah but that is mostly on the west coast
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3758

hands Offline Junior Member Posts: 13 Thank you received: 0	from experiance ive been kayaing 3 years, i live in cornwall, sennen to be exact, the surf we get down this end is truelly classic, very reliable, a definet must if anyones passing by, surfer dont get shitty cuz were all friendly down this way hope it helps chris
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3805

texasfish Offline Platinum Member Posts: 603 Thank you received: 0	so the ocean waves give off more air?
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3843

hands Offline Junior Member Posts: 13 Thank you received: 0	not nessessaryly lol nah each wave is indviual, waves come in all shapes n sizes, ive got a slow boat, so it likes slow waves, however it just adaps to any wave really, standing waves are stationary which means in theroy you could stay on there forever, ocean waves have a limited life, but there fun!
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #3850

donmarty Offline Senior Member Posts: 49 Thank you received: 0	Ocean waves are generally better than river waves in my opinion. They are generally bigger and way faster. Put one shitty ocean wave on a river, and it becomes a world famous playspot. Problem is, on the ocean, you have to throw your moves quickly, or else end up on the beach.
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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #4053

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[quote:6bc785e534="oz"] :dance:

try scarborough or maybe saltburn. East coast gets excellent surf especially this time of year; British Surf Championships (boardies) are now regularly held in Tynemouth (Near Geordieland-Newcastle). Check out magicseaweed.com for surf forecast and webcams.[/quote:6bc785e534]

yep tynemouth long sands beach is where our club base is, can get some really nice surf as said on the east coast. not really worth a visit unless theres going to be decent waves

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best surf spots in england? 19 years 2 months ago #4547

madbarry Offline Senior Member Posts: 45 Thank you received: 0	[color=yellow:14720fe77f]surfin the sea is defantly beta than a surfin on a river only when u get some good waves tho i was surfin @ the weekend on sum 10ft waves mayb even 12ft it was great you just glide straight into the shore but saying that i think white water paddeling (playboating) is so much better because it is more thrill seeking,exciting and enjoyable [/color:14720fe77f]
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