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24 September 2014

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Perranporth

Perranporth on the North Coast of Cornwall

A good sandy beach here makes for a place suitable for beginners and intermediates.

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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Perranporth offers up waves suitable for beginners to intermediates. Because the sandy beach is so long it’s rarely that crowded away from the town end. There are plenty of peaks throughout it length from the lefts at Droskyn to the long walling rights at Penhale.

Holds waves up to 6ft, any bigger and they tend to close out on the offshore sandbanks. Works through all stages of the tide and is best when the winds are from the south east through to north east. Strong currents can be a problem on larger days.

Parking is available in the town. Lifeguards operate during the summer. Good facilities and relaxed atmosphere on the beach and in the water.