Surfers from Devon...

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:39 am

I live in plymouth and im pretty new to surfing. I was just wondering where the best beaches around here are coz ive only been to a few and im getting pissed off driving soo far each time i go.

Also...where do you look for surf forecasts?

by **fletcher** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:41 am

www.beachwizard.com

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:47 am

cool thats a nice site...

found this pic on there...thought it looked cool

by **fletcher** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:26 am

yeah its cool pick

still its crowded to f**k
:evil:

by **sinistapenguin** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:33 am

That looks like Saunton Sands and if it is, then that's not crowded!!

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:34 am

all the surfers look like liiiiitle ants

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:37 am

yeah it is saunton...i might go there sometime if i feel like a trip

by **sinistapenguin** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:40 am

If you ride a shortboard you may struggle - Saunton has really long rides, but they are not steep and pretty slow which makes it ideal for longboards and mini-mals.

I tried to surf there on my 6'6 shortboard a few times (my friends all had longboards) I caught about 2 waves in 4 hours and they had some of their best sessions.

Actually one time I met a guy in the lineup who took pity on me - he told me to go back to the car park, find his VW camper and get the mini-mal off the roof!

What a top bloke!

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:41 am

ooh i should be okay there on my 7'10 mini mal then

haha... thats cool. I would share surfboards if i had a camper.

by **Phil** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:32 pm

saunton is my fav wave in the uk i love it really long peeling waves perfect for those long hang 5's i very rarely surf anywere else apart from a few secret spots when all else is blown out

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:07 pm

any idea how long it would take to drive from plymouth to saunton?

by **sinistapenguin** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:11 pm

According to http://www.theaa.com it would take 2hrs 12 minutes.

From Plymouth you're better off heading into Cornwall! Although looking at BeachWizard you've got a lot of breaks nearby - Bantham being a popular one.

Check out http://www.beachwizard.com/beach.asp?country=England&beachid=1270

There are loads of spots there - also move west into cornwall and you'll have tons more.

Try getting a wave near Leamington Spa in the Midlands - it's a much harder task!

by **little waves** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:18 pm

found this pic on there...thought it looked cool

WHOA!!! talk about a crowded line-up!

by **wiiiiilllll** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:23 pm

i havnt surfed any of the local beaches yet coz everytime i have tried to they have been flat

I read on a website that bantham is one of the most consistant breaks in south devon...ive never seen anything good there so maybe they meant consistantly bad.

I usually go over to perranporth...its an easy drive so im not too bothered and its a nice beach anyway. I might have a look at penhale point next time im there.

by **Phil** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:56 pm

sinistapenguin wrote:According to http://www.theaa.com it would take 2hrs 12 minutes.

add an hour to get through banstaple

by **Broosta** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:48 am

Saunton

- Shortboarder hell!

by **calisurfer** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:36 am

i wud never be able to surf there it wud make me cry :cry:

at the site of how many people

by **Phil** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:28 am

it very rarely gets that crowded ive only seen it like that a few times and ive been surfing it for over 2 years now its quite easy to get the line up allto your self even in the summer, with a bit of size to the sets it allways thins out the crowed

by **sinistapenguin** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:06 am

I bet if they'd taken a picture around the point at Croyde it would have been twice as bad!!

by **PapaW** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:09 am

Thats a winter crowd by the way ....

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