Continent |
Europe |
Country |
England (UK) |
Next Big City |
Plymouth |
Next Town |
Wadebridge, Polzeath |
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Type: |
River Mouth |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Clean water, high tidal range (6m), all condition from perfectly flat to clean 6ft waves. Very mixed conditions. Good for wave beginners since the waves become smooth after breaking with no hard shore break. The spot is located on an estuary outlet. Sandbar at mouth with waves. Totally beginner windsurfers should avoid the midstream area at half ebb tide. The outgoing current can reach up to 5 knots, with risk of being swept onto the Doom Bar or Trebetherick Point.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Very nice sandy beach. Clean. Lots of space, at low tide even too much (long walk). Little room to rig on a very high tide.
Weather
Spring:
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Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
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Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Water temperature not less than 9°C (Gulf stream). Wetsuit needed, 4mm during winter (October to May), 3mm or shorty during summer.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N |
Main Direction: |
No information |
A typical windy spell starts with Southerly winds, swings West and goes finally North. North has the cleanest wind, SW can be very gusty. Wind speeds are very variable. Take care in a westerly wind as this is straight onshore and this beach can get very busy. A hill to East can disturb the wind.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Wadebridge drive to Rock/Polzeath. Pass Rock and before Polzeath you will find signs to Daymer Bay, which is very popular. Parking fees during summer (Easter to September).
Extra information
Kitesurfing is banned between 10am and 6pm during July and August. Be careful what you do! The beach is very popular with holiday makers and windsurfers during the summer. Take your space, do not rig up at full high tide when the beach is crowded.
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