Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Latitude: 51° 34.075' N |
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Signposted from mumbles town. Large carpark facing the break. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyRegular
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerFast, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Good swell directionSouthWest
Good wind directionNorth
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Webcam urlhttp://www.gowerlive.co.u...
- Rips / undertow
Not very hollow. Middle reef, shit pipe and the point best suited to longboarders. Langland dose not work at high tide it just dumps unless there is a big swell. High tide works better when there is a strong on shore wind because it dose not dump as much.
Beginners should stick to the middle of the bay (beach break). Best suited to longboarders.
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More experienced can try right hand point (west end)
East end also has reef break (experience needed): this is <b>Crab Island</b> and works only at low tide.It's quite shallow and sucky.
Atmosphere
Old and young come here. Good atmosphere but respect needs to be shown to gower crew.
General
Great spot to surf with plenty of variety to choose from.
Needs decent swell to get working though. ie. llangennith needs to be 5foot+
Author: Anonymous Contributors (1)
By Anonymous , 23-09-2008
I agee - If your gonna be a spoilt baby and get all agro cause others wanna surf a wave, crying im a local and wanting to measure you pethatic little knobhanddles, do the rest of the world a favour and never venture out of you tiny tunnel vision kak hole you rave as world class!
By Anonymous , 18-06-2007
Serves you right - Secret Spots .......it's all right for a bunch of poms to turn up around the world and have the locals put up with your shit surfing skills ....but if you pull into one of the breaks the booze fuelled meatheads want to fight .Stay in the pub mate
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By Anonymous , 29-07-2009
Wendy - Have you seen this guy surf? amazing. A true waterman. Lovelly