Photos of Morocco
We’ve just uploaded some of our Morocco surf holiday photos to the galleries page.
The 2010 trip was a good one. We had some big surf days, but we also had some good smaller days. Most days the surf was head high or bigger on the big days. Most years we’ve had small surf in January, [...]
Types of swell
In our penultimate article on surfing and the weather we will look at windswell and wave periods in relation to your local beach.
There are 2 main types of swell you will be intereseted in undertsanding as a surfer; groundswell and locally created windswell.
Windswell
Locally created windswell is pretty much as you’d expect; it is waves that [...]
8 weeks till France surf trip
Its only 8 weeks to go till our next surf holiday!
We will be driving the minibus down from Newquay to Portsmouth on the 7th September. We cross the English Channel to Le Havre by ferry. We then drive down to Seignosse near Hossegor in South West France The journey is about 700 miles!
It’s very picturesque, passing through some amazing [...]
Blustery showers in Cornwall
It is awful weather today here in Cornwall with strong gusts of wind and rain. As you can see the cows are not enjoying it! They are coming back in from the field into their shed. The surfboards in the foreground won’t get much use today!
The journey home
We set out on the long journey home, as we got near Marrakech we were delighted to find a new toll road open which meant a clear run to Casablanca and beyond, we eventually made it as far as Kenitra and the hotel Mamora!
The girls at play
The surf and weather has settled into a nice pattern, with small to medium size cleen swell and warm sunny days.
Mr Cortez rides again
STOP, PRESS, …..Fantastic news from snowy London,…Mr Cortez has found a new calling! After his painful trip to Morocco which resulted in a few creases, a repair, and then finally a snap, he has been reborn as a sled.
See Arran and friends enjoying his smooth ride. Check out the front end rocker, just right for staying level on those downhill [...]
Off the rocks
On Anchor Point the easiest way to get into the line-up as quickly as possible is to get in off the rocks. This can often end in trouble for less experienced surfers and those not aware of the rock structures on the Point. We have seen people cutting their feet, losing their fins, and scratching and [...]
