From the RED BARN (seaview restaurant on main road into woolacombe)turn right and go past north end of woolacoombe beach and head for the headland.About 150m before road starts to go up over the headland there is access point to beach by steps.Another set of steps you may come to (slightly closer to woolacombe) on the road leads to barricane a small thin beach were you can see the break from.Be careful accessing this spot at mid-high tide from this beach as the are submerged rocks.
Park on sides of road (if you can get a space,not easy in summer months as the vw campervan crew are out!)You can surf it up to about 1hr to high tide on a smaller swell,sometimes later with increased size 4-5ft+ after that the beach is covered. Best to catch it mid tide on the push as it can get sucky! Also on a falling mid tid it can be good but needs to be bigger.Left of beach near rocks is usually better.Leave before tide makes exit painfull.
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Atmosphere
This spot is fun when it's on and can have barrels for everyone at a pushing mid tide.A favourite of mine because it can have better quality waves than woolacombe but not the crowds like croyde.You will find me there when it's 4-5ft and the water is sandy coloured,this usually means it's good.it is nice in the evening when the sun sets somewhere behind the headland and you get a picture perfect image out to seaI have never experienced any hastle at this break and the locals like it so respect where due!If you are up for a mellow surf good quality waves and it is coming on to the mid tide push get your ass down here,but just be polite.Woolacombe is such a laid back town most of the year and the RED BARN provides exellent post surf fodder and check the surfboards in the roof.
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Rubbish
This wave sucks! A hassle to get there then when you do all you get is close outs! Not worth it.
comment by chris t-d, 2006-10-04 12:50:19
sik
hey dudes a great spot which i go to all the time, its great seeing the waves from woolacombe and the stupid whitewater crashing on the swell boarders eds, if u want to get away from the crowd then this is the place, we all cool there too not like croyde. we share there not fight :) check it out and i hope u ave a great surf.
comment by coombesgate local, 2005-04-06 15:24:43
yeah I second that
Don't bother with your silly insults children. I was out at coombesgate a couple of weeks ago when it was 5-6ft heaving barrels and there was only about 5 of us out. Where were all you "locals" then?By the way, there are some sick right hand barrels to be had on a very low tide. Better than Croyde I think because its a longer ride.
comment by Anonymous, 2007-05-30 15:48:40