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Porthtowan


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UK, Cornwall West

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Surf Spot Characteristics
  alternative nameporthy t
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityRegional Classic
 experienceall surfers
 surf frequencyregular
    Wave
typebeach-break
 directionright and left
 bottomsandy
 power- fun
 normal length
 good daynormal (50 to 150m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- NorthWest
- West
 wind direction- SouthEast
- East
 swell sizestarts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
 tide positionmid and high tide
 tide movementrising and falling tides
  Author: Anonymous
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Porthtowan Access
  Easy to find on a map (between St Agnes and Portreath)
  distancetake a car
  walkinstant access (<5 mn)
  easy to find?OK
  public access?public access
  special accessDon't know
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd ok
week-end crowd crowded
  dangers
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 Good beachbreak but it's crowded. The spot is protected by the cliffs from SW winds at high tide.
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.50° 17.09794' N
GPS Long.5° 14.81366' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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Porthtowan, UK
By radicalty, 1970-01-01 00:59:59
Porthtowan holds it down
awesome surf,  and unbelievably beautiful backdrop. thanks to locals Ollie and Josh for lending us their wetsuits when we thought we could man it out in out 2/2 springys, i will never forget surfing there so much fun,
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comment by Anonymous, 2006-10-30 21:02:47


just had a weeks holiday down here absolutely sick waves on monday and st agnes was really good when porthtowan is onshore. no agro from the locals whatsoever probably cause i'm 14 years old ha ha.

comment by Anonymous, 2006-10-18 20:47:02


hows the surf down there at the mo !

comment by Anonymous, 2006-10-03 11:49:30


surks arent anything their just taking the piss because on one of the pictures it says "the surk was kicking" instead of the surf was kicking

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