Continent |
Europe |
Country |
England (UK) |
Next Big City |
Plymouth |
Next Town |
Widemouth Bay |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shower, Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Choppy water and with stronger winds nice waves. Lots of space on the water. Watch out for rocks under the water surface.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Sandy beach, about 500m wide. The beach is limited to the South and North with cliffs.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Typical UK conditions. Wetsuit all year needed, summer maybe without.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Any wind strength with depressions possible. Best winds from autumn to spring. Works best in S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No walk |
About 40 miles from Plymouth. Take A39 to the North and get to Widemouth Bay. During summer season you have to pay a parking fee if you park on the parking lot directly at the beach.
Extra information
Make sure to be able to go upwind, otherwise you will miss the beach and get onto the cliffs.
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