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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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Penclawdd Reef
UK, South Wales
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Park at the car park by the childrens park in penclawdd, (by the pub) and walk into the ESTURY to get sucked away by a rip, never to be seen again!!!! DistanceTake a car WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name lougher freight train rights
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeRivermouth
DirectionRight
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest
Good wind directionNorthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionHigh tide only
Best tide movement
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Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Man-made danger (buoys etc..)
- Pollution
Additional Information
Atmosphere
it really is worth checking as its a really fast peeling wave right inside the loughr estuary that works on a really big swell.you have to paddle along way out and its bigger than it looks from the shore,thats why every one thinks im talking s**t but if you wanna check it out with me it would be really cool as im sick of paddling nearly all the way to llaneill by myself,so call me on 01792 203191 and lets go ride some...serious adventure surfers only please
General
its sick,im going to try and highlight this spot for a comp as im sponsered by hotlog surfshop in kittle and there interested in a surf comp there,so come on every body and lets get some light shed on gowers,or penclawddds newest wave
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By Dilutional Turk - Fatty Lewis , 13-04-2007
Sickness! - Is that the best photo you've got? Shouldn't have bothered in my opinion. But please shsh... about this wave, otherwise all you jacks will be sacking off the gower reefs and paddling over to the Llanelli side to steal our/the sickest waves in the North Atlantic. Lefts would be on your side of the estuary and Righthanders on mine see boyo.Surf Cymru am Byth!!!
By Anonymous , 02-09-2006
- really good spot barrels like pipe, but watch for the sharks man , i saw like 2 great white when i sufred it.. sikkk
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By TJ , 23-09-2007
SOME SICK RIDES TO BE HAD - if u do this so called 'PENCLAWDD REEF' ull have sum really cool rides !!!!
when the tides comin in you can end up in gowerton or if u judge it right lougher!!!
but the best ride is if the tides goin out!!! The possibilities are endless you have the choice of goin to crofty, llanrhidian, even llanmadoc BUT if your skillfull enough you can get accross the estury to the 'forbiden lands','turkland' or 'Llanelli' as they call it!!
i often make a good little journey down to Burry Port.
There's a legend between the Penclawdd Surfers Crew of a boy called JAMES SNELL. Who makes the trip to Freshwater every weekend!!! he times it to the very second and doesnt let anybody see him go. He takes a paked lunch made by mamma-biff and a photo of 'square-heads' older sister and cuzins Natalie,Rhianon + Sian !! legend has it that he leaves after the first high tide and comes back when the tide is on in again. It is said that he is back for tea which was supplied by biff or nowadays by the new curry house in Penclawdd!!!
dont try this if you have not been excepted into the crew as there are a few secret gutters you need to take!!!!!