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Basking Sharks visit Cornwall
This time of year we can see all sorts of wildlife whilst we surf, and recently Basking Sharks have been spotted off the North Cornish coast. This amazing footage on YoutTube shows them off our North coast. Gorgeous!
Basking sharks are the largest fish in British waters and can reach lengths of around 10 metres and [...]
Swell window and beach orientation
In the last article in our series about surfing and the weather we look at the location of your local coastline in relation to the position of active low pressure systems. We relate this to the direction and movement of the ‘low’, and how this affects waves in the ocean, and ultimately, swell at your [...]
Local weather condtions
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 [...]
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!
