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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Portreath
UK, Cornwall West
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 50° 15.675' N |
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Its the main beach in portreath. DistanceIn the city WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Harbour Wall and The Beach
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight
BottomFlat rocks
PowerHollow, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionHigh tide only
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
Additional Information
2 waves: beachbreak and harbour wall, breaking ovwe some flat rocks...wedges up against wall...good sponging wave. park in the car park, the beach has mainy peaks and at high the is a sick wedge for bodyboarding. The Wall is very sucky and can be very hollowand power fun. A good wave when u can surf it well.
Atmosphere
Sick as long as you don't turn up with mainy people and repect the locals you will be fine.q uite a popular spot - due to close access to a number of urban areas. Best on a big swell...Porthtowan next door will generally be bigger, but the harbour wall offers a better wave
General
Its good when it works. an ok spot...nothing amazing, but you get a good standard of spongers going there. Some of the locals looka but inbred, but that's what you get being so close to the Inbred Capital of The UK...Yep, I'm talking about Camborne.
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Comments
By Heavy local , 20-01-2007
Locals Only!! - This wave is for locals only. u shud stay well away from here go to fistral.
By spongingnewbie , 12-03-2006
nice fellas - Yeah went there today with two mates, locals are cool, got some funny comments for wearinga summer suit when it was freezing, a good fun size today, offshore, pretty cool as it was one of my first few times back boarding. i like it there.
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By Anonymous , 18-05-2007
Don't fear the locals - Don't fear the locals. Very few are aggro and the ones who are, are just egotistical and wimps. Be polite and don't drop in and with the good guys you'll have no problems. The others you shouldn't worry about. There's also an after surf bonus here as with a lack of local real men, the local girls prefer the visitors. So, make sure your wetsuit isn't the only rubber you take!