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Local surf spots around NI
Benowe
Break:
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Benowe |
Ideal swell
direction:
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North |
| Grid ref: |
717362 |
Ideal wind direction:
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South |
| Location: |
Off the A2 from Coleraine or Limavady |
Ideal tide: |
Mid -high |
| Access: |
Past Benowe Holiday Complex. Take signs
for the beach |
Quality1-5: |
2 |
| Break type: |
Shifting peaks |
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
2 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand |
Hazards:
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None |
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts |
Crowd Level1-5:
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Busy in summer |
| Power: |
Average |
Suitable for:
|
Beginner |
| Ride length: |
Good |
Facilities:
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Car park, toilets, hostel |
| Swell size: |
All |
Description: |
Ten miles of peaks |
Portstewart Strand
| Break: |
Portstewart Strand |
Ideal swell direction:
|
North west |
| Grid ref: |
810367 |
Ideal wind direction:
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South East |
Location:
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South west end of Portstewart town |
Ideal tide: |
High |
Access:
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Via beach carpark |
Quality1-5:
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2 |
Break type:
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Shifting peaks |
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
3 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand |
Hazards:
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none |
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts |
Crowd Level1-5:
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Busy in summer |
| Power: |
Weak to average |
Suitable for:
|
beginner |
| Ride length: |
Average to good |
Facilities:
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Car park, toilets, town |
| Swell size: |
Up to 8’ |
Description: |
Gentler waves |
East Strand
Break:
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Ideal swell direction:
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North
|
| Grid ref: |
864405
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Ideal wind direction:
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South West |
Location:
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North facing beach on east side of Portrush
town |
Ideal tide: |
All
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Access:
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Via beach carpark
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Quality1-5:
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4 |
Break type:
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Shifting peaks
|
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
3 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand
|
Hazards: |
Heavy wave when big with strong rips |
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts
|
Crowd Level1-5:
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Busy in summer |
| Power: |
Average to powerful
|
Suitable for:
|
Intermediate to advanced |
| Ride length: |
Average
|
Facilities:
|
Car park, toilets, town |
| Swell size: |
All |
Description: |
Holds a big wave |
White Rocks
Break:
|
White Rocks
|
Ideal swell direction:
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North
|
| Grid ref: |
883407
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Ideal wind direction:
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South |
Location:
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Off the A2 from Portrush to Bushmills.
Near the turn off for the B62 TO Ballymoney |
Ideal tide: |
All
|
Access:
|
Via beach carpark
|
Quality1-5:
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3 |
Break type:
|
Shifting peaks
|
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
4 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand
|
Hazards: |
Shifting rips, rocks at high tide |
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts
|
Crowd Level1-5:
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Busy in summer |
| Power: |
Average to powerful
|
Suitable for:
|
All |
| Ride length: |
Average to good
|
Facilities:
|
Car park, toilets |
| Swell size: |
All |
Description: |
Quite consistent |
White Park Bay
Break:
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White Park Bay
|
Ideal swell direction:
|
North
|
| Grid ref: |
013438 |
Ideal wind direction:
|
South |
Location:
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Off the A2 between Bushmills and Ballycastle |
Ideal tide: |
Mid to high |
Access:
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Via beach carpark |
Quality1-5:
|
3 |
Break type:
|
Shifting peaks
|
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
2 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand
|
Hazards:
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Some rocks |
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts
|
Crowd Level1-5:
|
Busy in summer |
| Power: |
Average
|
Suitable for:
|
Intermediate to advanced
|
| Ride length: |
Average |
Facilities:
|
Car park, hostel |
| Swell size: |
All |
Description: |
Bit of a walk from the car |
Castlerock
Break:
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Castlerock |
Ideal swell direction:
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North |
| Grid ref: |
774362 |
Ideal wind direction:
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South
|
Location:
|
Castlerock town off the A2 from Coleraine
or Limavady |
Ideal tide: |
Mid tide
|
Access:
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Via carpark and along the beach |
Quality1-5:
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3
|
Break type:
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Sandbar / jetty |
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
3
|
| Bottom type: |
Sand |
Hazards:
|
none
|
| Direction: |
Rights |
Crowd Level1-5:
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Busy in summer
|
| Power: |
Average to good |
Suitable for:
|
All
|
| Ride length: |
good |
Facilities:
|
Town
|
| Swell size: |
3-6’ |
Description: |
Nice when it’s working |
West Strand
Break:
|
West Strand
|
Ideal swell direction:
|
North
|
| Grid ref: |
855404 |
Ideal wind direction:
|
South East |
Location:
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West facing beach running from Portrush
Harbour |
Ideal tide:
|
Low to mid |
Access:
|
Via beach carpark |
Quality1-5:
|
3 |
Break type:
|
Shifting peaks |
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
3 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand |
Hazards:
|
None |
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts |
Crowd Level1-5: |
Busy in summer
|
| Power: |
Average |
Suitable for:
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All |
| Ride length: |
Average to good |
Facilities:
|
|
| Swell size: |
All
|
Description: |
Bigger waves than east strand
|
Black Rock
Break:
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Black Rock
|
Ideal swell direction:
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North
|
| Grid ref: |
855404
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Ideal wind direction:
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South
|
Location:
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South west end of West Strand
|
Ideal tide: |
Mid to high
|
Access:
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Via beach carpark
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Quality1-5: |
4
|
Break type:
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Point left
|
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
2 |
| Bottom type: |
Sand covered rock
|
Hazards:
|
Rocks |
| Direction: |
Lefts
|
Crowd Level1-5:
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Busy in summer
|
| Power: |
Average
|
Suitable for:
|
Intermediate to advanced |
| Ride length: |
Short |
Facilities:
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Car park, toilets, town
|
| Swell size: |
Up to 8’ |
Description: |
Goes hollow |
Portballintrae
Break:
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Portballintrae
|
Ideal swell direction:
|
North
|
| Grid ref: |
929425
|
Ideal wind direction:
|
South east
|
Location:
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North west facing beach to the north
east of Portballintrae near Bushmills
|
Ideal tide: |
Low to mid
|
Access:
|
Via beach carpark
|
Quality1-5:
|
3
|
Break type:
|
Shifting peaks
|
Frequency1-5 consistency: |
|
| Bottom type: |
Sand
|
Hazards: |
Rocks
|
| Direction: |
Rights and lefts
|
Crowd Level1-5:
|
Busy in summer
|
| Power: |
Average |
Suitable for:
|
Intermediate to advanced
|
| Ride length: |
Average |
Facilities:
|
Car park, toilets
|
| Swell size: |
Up to 8’ |
Description: |
Works when nowhere else does |
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