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Best for waves
6 places in United Kingdom have at least one spot with waves: Tiree (Inner Hebrides), Rhosneigr (Anglesey), Lancing Beach, The Bluff, Hayle and 2 more. Between them, 7 wave spots and 7 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
Tiree (Inner Hebrides)Rhosneigr (Anglesey)Lancing BeachThe Bluff, HayleWatergate BayWestward Ho!Everything United Kingdom doesWaves nearbyAlso in United Kingdom
6 places, largest first
2 of its 3 spots are marked for waves
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Photo: Irvine Smith / Geograph Britain and Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Photo: Porius1 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
also flat wateralso waves and flat
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
also flat wateralso waves and flat
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the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiree (Inner Hebrides) | none | 2 | 1 | none | none | 2 |
| Rhosneigr (Anglesey) | none | 1 | 1 | 1 | none | 5 |
| Camber Sands | none | none | 1 | 1 | none | 3 |
| Hunstanton (Norfolk) | none | none | 1 | none | none | 1 |
| Ainsdale Beach | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
| Lancing Beach | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
| Portland Harbour / Weymouth | 1 | none | none | 1 | none | none |
| The Bluff, Hayle | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Watergate Bay | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Westward Ho! | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for United Kingdom where there is one - 4 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
IrelandNetherlandsBelgiumFranceGermany
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: Ireland 390 km, Netherlands 551 km, Belgium 593 km, France 887 km, Germany 903 km.
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.