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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Porthmeor
UK, Cornwall West
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 50° 12.952' N |
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drive to St.Ives...access through town centre.Easyer route follow holiday route into the back of St.Ives drive down towards the town and on the second round about take the first left and go up the hill turn right at the junction at the top an then stay on that road the beach is at the bottom of the hill. DistanceIn the city WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementFalling tide
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Webcam urlThe sloop inn website
Dangers
Additional Information
on a good day can produce some sweet closeout barrels.
Atmosphere
Best spot to the far right, taking off close to the island on a dropping tide.
General
A good Cornish wave...can get pretty crowded when it's on - due to it being right in the middle of St Ives.
When it's sunny the water looks a little French...Aqua marine green!
Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
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By anonymous , 27-08-2005
- Whoever did the write up for Porthmeor doesn't know shit! Porthmeor works in SW,S or SE winds. N and NE are ONSHORE. Works best in W swell though will work in anything from N to SW (if long period wrap around)
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By Anonymous , 08-03-2007
lowtideboiler.com - low tide boiler is super fun and hollow,though tends to closeout abit but get into it early and spank that end section at every given opportunity.yewwwww! LTB massive