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28 October 2014

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Gwithian beach

Gwithean Beach on the North Coast of Cornwall

Gwithian Beach, near Hayle is a beautiful strech of uninterrupted coastline providing a perfect place for surfing when the conditions are right.

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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Gwithian Beach is fairly exposed to most northerly and westerly swells, it tends to offer the best waves at low - mid tide.

In a South-Easterly wind it can offer fast hollow waves. Crowds are not too much of a problem due to the length of the beach and the number of peaks.

With miles of golden sands the beach is excellent place to come for the day with the family. During the summer it is worth noting that there could be rip currents, but the beach is lifeguarded.