Cayton bay & technique

[Cowabungadude]

Hey thanks Millsy that's really good stuff and will definitely consider that. I'll go watch some videos of those techniques you said there. I am familiar with the turtle roll but I can't say I've ever tried it.

For waves to be in a decent line, what does the wind direction have to be? Sometimes I've gone surfing and the waves are coming in at all directions diagonally and everything. I'll just stick to the 3ft stuff at the moment then until my fitness improves. I play 5 a side football twice a week and go to the gym doing random arm and leg work twice a week but what would I need to focus on? I presume anything to do with building stamina and shoulders?

[Millsy82]

To be honest the only reason I look at the wind is to make sure it's not blowing a gale, I do look at which way it is going but at my level it doesn't make a huge amount of difference if it is an onshore breeze (really an onshore is a lot easier to catch the waves as your not fighting the wind as much but the waves just won't be as clean for as long)

I've always thought that if you have waves going all sorts of directions then you may have a couple of different swells at the time. but some of the others on here might be best to describe about that.

If you look on here I got given a load of brilliant advice and if you search the Internet it will give you loads of great advice.

[jaffa1949]

The closest any beach gets to a perfect surf is a ground swell of choice of size created by a storm at the other end of the fetch.
The swell direction best for beach set up. No conflicting swells or local chop.
Light offshore grooming winds and the paddle out is a easy passage.
Sunshine and goodvibes

Being the east coast you do not have long oceanic swells but short period swells from the NE offering a chance but given the weather of England often accompanied by the stuff right on top of you.

The secret to getting good surf is understanding your beach, which swell direction, what wind for Cayton a westerly or SW. Tides which end of the beach etc.
Sadly most swells in your area are pushed in by an onshore storm system and every keen surfer is tracking for the conditions that work!
Learn your conditions well and try to match your time to them.