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Cornwall - Best beaches?

Postby Don_Alessandro » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:17 pm

Hi guys! Hope everybody's had a great day. Just wanted to ask some quick questions about Cornwall.

1) What do you consider to be the best spots in the Cornwall area?
2) At what time of year is it best to travel to Cornwall?
3) Does any locals know if it's gonna be good condition this weekend (or next)?

Looking forward to hearing your answers.

Cheers!
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Postby tree4 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:16 am

Best beaches depends on your ability really and also type of board you ride. At least that's what I've learned. My mate whose much better than me rides a 7'2" and rides Head and overhead. I ride a 8' minimal and am currently limited to chest height.
But if your question os more to do with which spots are more likely to be working than others, then I pass to the more experienced dudes who I'm sure will point you in the right direction.
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Postby Don_Alessandro » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:53 am

Cheers, I ride a 6'8" or 7'6" depending on the conditions, also got a maurice cole 6'2" for the surfdays dreams were made of. Looking forward to hearing some more answers. Thanks!
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Postby warchild » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:17 pm

hmmmm, i rekon your best bet is to try this.. http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/ its good all over. however when you get further north, between bude and up to saunton, croyde and woolacombe area, its quite reefy between those two spots because the majority of that area is protected from sw swells by the land that jets out just north of bude.. Cornwall's genrally good all round but summer would be the nicest time to go, you can normally get away with board shorts and a rash vest in summer, but like all of the south coast, winter is wetsuits and boots.. hope that helps... zack
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Postby Milo » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:26 pm

Buy an OS map, and search. Main beachs are sign posted. Good hunting :wink:
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Postby Milo » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:28 pm

warchild wrote:hmmmm, i rekon your best bet is to try this.. http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/ its good all over. however when you get further north, between bude and up to saunton, croyde and woolacombe area, its quite reefy between those two spots because the majority of that area is protected from sw swells by the land that jets out just north of bude.. Cornwall's genrally good all round but summer would be the nicest time to go, you can normally get away with board shorts and a rash vest in summer, but like all of the south coast, winter is wetsuits and boots.. hope that helps... zack


There are no reefs north of Bude, and you mean sw winds not swell you mong, keep it up and i will set Bowdy on you :D
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Postby warchild » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:07 pm

Milo wrote:
warchild wrote:hmmmm, i rekon your best bet is to try this.. http://magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/ its good all over. however when you get further north, between bude and up to saunton, croyde and woolacombe area, its quite reefy between those two spots because the majority of that area is protected from sw swells by the land that jets out just north of bude.. Cornwall's genrally good all round but summer would be the nicest time to go, you can normally get away with board shorts and a rash vest in summer, but like all of the south coast, winter is wetsuits and boots.. hope that helps... zack


There are no reefs north of Bude, and you mean sw winds not swell you mong, keep it up and i will set Bowdy on you :D


no ballbag there are! u got me on the wind part but ur as wrong as a pedo in a playground about the reef!! i'd of thaught spendin most of ur time being wiped out you'd of known that! :D
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Postby Milo » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:14 pm

There is no need for abuse on this site, i am sure the moderators would say the same. Chill out, i`m guessing you haven't had a surf for sometime.
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Postby warchild » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:17 pm

Milo wrote:There is no need for abuse on this site, i am sure the moderators would say the same. Chill out, i`m guessing you haven't had a surf for sometime.


awww sorry kido, just thaught a bit of banter would be fun, sorry if it all got too much for you.. truce?
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Postby Milo » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:21 pm

Truce, no chance gai boy you started this i`m going to finish it. Remember a gai dancer beat you up. :lol:
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Postby PapaW » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:21 pm

Check out PorthEmmet
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Postby warchild » Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:27 pm

Milo wrote:Truce, no chance gai boy you started this i`m going to finish it. Remember a gai dancer beat you up. :lol:


hahaha! alright alright.. have fun milo.. x
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Postby Milo » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:13 pm

Time someone was kicked of this site. That's not surf related or funny, too much sherbet last night i think.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:35 pm

warchild wrote:magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/..protected from sw swells ... but summer would be the nicest time to go, ...board shorts and a rash vest i... all of the south coast, winter is wetsuits and boots..

Could this be any more wrong? :roll:
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Postby tree4 » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:20 am

drowningbitbybit wrote:
warchild wrote:magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/..protected from sw swells ... but summer would be the nicest time to go, ...board shorts and a rash vest i... all of the south coast, winter is wetsuits and boots..

Could this be any more wrong? :roll:



At least he got Cornwall as part of the MSW "UK-Ireland" forecast. So I'll be generous and award 1/2 point.
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Postby warchild » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:10 pm

drowningbitbybit wrote:
warchild wrote:magicseaweed.com/UK-Ireland-Surf-Forecast/1/..protected from sw swells ... but summer would be the nicest time to go, ...board shorts and a rash vest i... all of the south coast, winter is wetsuits and boots..

Could this be any more wrong? :roll:


wrong? the only thing thats wrong about that sweetheart is sw swells, was suppost to be winds. maybe board short n rash vest to but it depends how used to the cold you are. (summer specific) and if you're unsure about the reef, dive in and find out.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:19 pm

warchild wrote:wrong? the only thing thats wrong about that sweetheart is sw swells, was suppost to be winds. maybe board short n rash vest to but it depends how used to the cold you are. (summer specific) and if you're unsure about the reef, dive in and find out.


So...
Swells - wrong
Rash vest - wrong.
Summer - definitely wrong.
MSW - not wrong, but kooky advice.

I'd say thats pretty wrong.

Oh yeah, and put the testosterone away, boy. :roll:
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Postby Milo » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:52 pm

:D :D :D :D You`ve only been on here five mins son and you have already upset the locals. :roll:
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Postby Bewilderbeast » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:36 am

No I totally agree.

Summer is deffo the best time to go. Everybody should give up going in the autumn and winter, there really is nothing to see at that time of year. :roll: *tuneless whistling*
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