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Big wave surfing
Big waves and big wave riding has been much more in the media spotlight due to some amazing footage of huge waves around the world being ridden. But the big change that has happened in the world of big wave riding is the introduction of tow–in surfing. Tow-in surfing is where you are [...]

After all the hype of the various on-line websites predicting a massive 10ft plus swell, we experienced something more tame today. The cribber did break, but not as big as would have been liked. There were a few surfers getting towed into it, and a couple of surfers trying to paddle into it, but the [...]

The Quiksilver Surf Showdown at Fistral Beach, Newquay will take place over the August bank holiday weekend; the 29th and 30th of August.
It’s an innovative idea that sees 2 staff from each of the chosen UK & Ireland’s surf shops paired with 2 surfers from the UK’s finest 16 pro’s. These 8 teams will then [...]

It was a lovely day today filled with sunshine and pumping waves. The start of the official 5 star World Qualifying Series went off really well. In 4-6 ft waves competitors fought it out on North Fistral to gain a place in the next round.  An onshore wind stopped conditions from being perfect, but didn’t [...]

If you are here in the UK for August, and the surf is flat, here’s some ideas for enjoying the coastline in Cornwall. Bring your wetsuit, you’ll still need it!

Swim in a rock pool
There are some fantastic naturally occurring rockpools to be found along the British coast. In North Cornwall Treyarnon Cove is great for [...]

This year’s Boardmasters Festival takes place in just over a week’s time. It’ll be held on our doorstep; at Fistral Beach for the surfing, and Watergate Bay for the partying, in Newquay. Highlights of the festival include the Men’s WQS,  live music, skateboarding, and after parties.
The 5 Star Pro Men’s World Qualifying Series (WQS) at [...]

Today’s blog will consider local weather conditions and their affect on groundswell at your local beach.
As groundswell approaches your local beach the quality of the surf will be will largely be dependant on local weather conditions including wind direction and strength.
Lets use the Newquay area of the North coast of Cornwall as an example.
Imagine we [...]

In our last article we looked at the creation of waves in the North Atlantic by low-pressure systems. Today we will consider what happens as the waves approach our shores.

Now that the waves have been created (the swell) they keep on travelling across the ocean until they reach land and the wave energy [...]

In the first of our series of articles about how the weather affects surfing, we look at what causes our swell in the South West of Britain;
Low pressure systems

As you know the UK is situated on the Eastern side of the North Atlantic Ocean. Out at sea there is  a lot of activity in the [...]

Bit of Cornish weather this week with rain and gusty winds. Not going to be much for surfing. The cows and hens don’t mind though!