WHATS THE BEST SEASON FOR SURFING IN THE UK?

[Sillysausage]

i surfed without a hood today...felt cold on ma head for the first couple of duckdives but luckily as the surf was fairly small i didn't have to duckdive too much. but i'm not a geordie...just living here for some time

[Hang11]

I just went for a surf, was a tough decision about whether or not to bother putting a wetsuit on.

[missy]

Can only dream of surfing without wetsuit. Soooo cold in the North Sea, I will be happy to just loose the gloves and boots.

[Sillysausage]

i surf without a wettie in the summer in wales (well, if the sun is out and its warm) but up here people seem to surf in 5/3 all the time...luckily i'm not here in the summer...ahhhh.

[missy]

whats south shields like for surfing?

[Sillysausage]

pretty good. whenever there's swell theres waves. a couple of good spots along the cliff to the right of sandhaven beach (although you need to be aware of the reefs along there). but sandhaven has had some really good swell since i've been here although i usually surf a little reef about 5mins walk from sanhaven.

although if you're nearer tynemouth then i think it's pretty similar although never surfed there because i can't drive and would have to get the ferry accross etc although i might come over there if we get a decent swell anytime soon.

[missy]

Yeah.....i am only 10 min drive from Tynemouth so i am lucky. I probably should stick with what i know as a newbee surfer!
I only ask because Tynemouth gets so busy at the weekend and i sometimes think i get in the way of others!

[derbyshire surfer]

When you first start or you're learning you feel like you're in the way of others, however surfers will normally recognise you as a learner and either surf around you or stop short.
When I started I thought I was in the way of someone, he stopped surfing came over and showed me how to get better!
These days I'm a better surfer...still not great! But I will help someone if I see them struggling, makes everyone enjoy it more

[Sillysausage]

sheilds never gets crowded on the weekend. the most surfers i have seen in the water is about 10 at a time, but thats spread along the whole beach so it looks like hardly any. i suppose you could go through the tunnel to get here but it costs like £1.20 each way, not sure about the ferry though. but then you will pretty much be guaranteed no crowd and the people who surf there are quite nice

[joem]

yeh longsands is the only beach on that streach of coast that ive ever seen crowded summer can actually be very scary

[missy]

I have heard that Blyth and Seaton Sluice are good for surfing, huge beaches and really quiet too. Not sure about going it alone though!
Cant win can I.....

[Sillysausage]

lol. i hear blyth is pretty good but its a fair way up from me without a car. i'm not sure if my surfing is out untill i finish college on the 20th of march because i can't get my board repaired 'till i get home because the fin plugs are difficult to find.

might just spend some time taking videos and pictures of my bro surfing so if there are waves i'll probs be posting some piccies up (although it will just be wipeout footage because he's not been surfing too long)...

at sandhaven the beach is always packed with dog walkers and people out for a little walk etc...but the water is always completely empty.

[Johno]

winter all the way for me better, more constent swell less coweds and in walse its not as cold as u wud think

[Silver Surfer]

October in Cornwall. All the tourists have gone, the waters warm and you have somewhere to park!

[joem]

October in Cornwall. All the tourists have gone, the waters warm and you have somewhere to park!

not all the tourists i was down there on a surf hol in october

[surferdude_scarborough]

me too

[Dr Rev]

Im always in Cornwall at the begining of September, its not too bad, still a bit crowded though !

[Silver Surfer]

Ah! probably uneccessay to say this but . . .

My apologies to any non domicile surfers in Cornwall! I meant non-surfing tourists. Technically speaking, I'm lucky enough to live both in Cornwall and London and am certainly not one of those types who gripes about "non locals" as thats just very bad form (not to mention unfair). Cant stand those "locals only" types.

Glad to set the record straight!

[Sillysausage]

lately a lot more surfers have been in the water sep-oct because of the hurricane swells and warm waters getting around...it doesn't really get cold down south untill mid-end of november really...thats when you need to change to a 5/3 i think

[missy]

How nice has it been in the North East!!!!

Sunshine and amazing waves.....So jealous! haven't been in the sea this week, get my new board tomorrow...yipeeee!!!!

Please let there be some good waves this weekend...hehehe