Continent |
Europe |
Country |
England (UK) |
Next Big City |
Plymouth |
Next Town |
St. Ives, Hayle, Gwithian |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
No information |
Features: |
Rescue, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Nice and clean waves, quiet powerful but run for a long time. Lots of space on the water. Watch out for some rocks in the water. Best left of the windsurfers when it is big.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
About 4km long, sandy beach. On low tide about 200m wide. Lots of space.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Typical UK conditions. Wetsuit all year needed, summer maybe without.
Best Months: |
April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Any wind strength with depressions possible. Best winds in spring and autumn. Best in S, SSW, SW. Sideshore NNE and SSW.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Long walk |
Get onto A30 and drive Southwest. Exit in Angarra, drive to Copperhouse and then onto B3301 to Gwithian. In Gwithian drive to the beach. Good car park. Park and walk down the dunes for about 300-400m.
Rules |
No information |
Watch out for some rocks in the water. Don't ride downwind of the lifeguard hut, here it is hard to get out.
