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28 October 2014

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Crooklets Beach

Crooklets Beach on the North Coast of Cornwall

A good beach for the occasional surfer and very popular with locals and visitors alike.

NORTH COAST

Sennen
Perranporth
Porthmeor Beach St Ives
Fistral in Newquay
Gwithian Beach
Newquay town
Watergate Bay
Widemouth Bay
Crooklets Beach

SOUTH COAST

Whitsands Bay
Falmouth Beaches
Kennack Sands
Porthleven

SEE ALSO

Daily surf conditions
Surfing guide to Cornwall
Surf messageboard
webcams

WEB LINKS

National Data Buoy Centre
Wave watch charts

South West surf sites:
A1Surf
One Stop Surf
Surf 98
Surfnewquay
6ftoffshore

Surf sites abroad:
Ripcurl
Quiksilver
Billabong
O'Neill
Surfermag
Surfingaustralia

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FACTS

+ There are currently 250,000 surfers in the UK.

+ The biggest surf normally occurs on a pushing tide, especially on the Bristol Channel coast.

+ Croyde Bay in North Devon and Fistral Beach in Cornwall are two of the most popular surfing beaches in Britain.

+ The first ever degree in surfing was offered by the University of Plymouth.

+ The record for the most number of surfers on a board was broken in 1989 at Fistral Beach, Newquay. Twelve surfers rode a 37ft longboard shaped by Tim Mellors.

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Crooklets Beach, in Bude is also suitable for beginners to intermediates. In 'town' you are spoilt for choice for rideable waves.

At low tide the beach stretches from Summerleaze to Northcott Mouth with rideable waves all the way along its length. The further north you head, the thinner the crowds.

A big draw though is the right-hander that breaks before and just after low tide at Wrangles Rock. It’s a hollow wave that can provide a cover-up or two. At high tide there is the infamous shore break in front of the Bude Surf Livesaving Club to wash away the cobwebs.

Can be surfed up to 6ft and the best winds are from the south east or east. Sheltered at high tide from a north / north westerly. To the south, in front of the harbour, a long left hander breaks off Barrel Rock.

As the tide pushes in a short right comes into play at Cross Rocks, which can be clean in a strong south westerly. Paddle out off the outdoor swimming pool.

Very popular beach because of its close location to Bude town centre. Good parking and facilities, including plenty of surf shops to gain some inspiration.