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Surfing at Fistral in Newquay

Surfing at Fistral

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If you have taken photos of the local surf scene in Cornwall, why not send your pictures in to us. We are building up an archive, but we need more!

Photo credits:
Graham Bancroft

Your views on this area

anon.
perran is my local beach and i would love to see some more of your great shots on it

Callum-14 portchester
lookin 4 gr8 winter waves head 2 croyde bay north devon gr8 swells all winter

Andrew, From all over
Ive surfed all over the world, indo to oz, Hawaii to south africa. Allthough the waves here arnt as good, i always seem to have more fun... long live corwall!

Helen
Been to crantock 3x this year back again next month cant beat it, surf tends to be smaller than newquay but too pretty there to care if get the odd flat day been going for 4 years and go more often each year.

james
i had my first lesson at godrevy and the waves were great loads of wipeouts

Hannah, Guildford
I have just(very reluctantly) left sennen cove and i miss it more than ever as the weather was amazing. I met some amazing people and cant wait to go back as soon as i get the chance!!Even though the sea was slightly millpondish the atmosphere is unrivaled by anywhere else. i will always love sennen and it will alway have a special place in my heart!!

Tom, Bristol
Down in Newquay last weekend amazing, Constantine on Sunday all good. Want another weekend like that. Picture 35 - love it

Dave, Gloucestershire
ive been doing alot of my surfing around wales for the last few years, (porthcawl, st davids). reason why is that i was very dissapointed while in newquay about 5 years back, as i was expecting a surfing holiday, but the seas were pretty much flat all week which is unusual. So im off 2 bude this week to check it out, with a good swell approaching for next week, i could be in for a great time.

'surfer' / Central London
didn't surf in the sea while in newquay but did surf a deck down an ironing board that was put on some stairs

Frank, From Suisun City (Nor Cal), CA USA
Nice breaks, great curls. Much better than whats going on near here. Muir, Stinson, Bodega, etc... Vacationed once in Newquay. Great ale!

Daniel, London
i surf in sardinia. A beach called porto ferro. Brilliant down there and would advices people to go there for surfing.

Joe 13, cornwall
have 2 say wen the swells good, porthleven suks it in.!. pitching perfffectly

margaret from warrington
Surf in cornwall takes me to a place outside and apart from everything else in my life. Just wonderful. Polzeath is my favourite beach against anywhere.

Tammy - Cornwall
I always love to go Watergate Bay but also Fistril because they have got great waves and both are very safe!

Untitled Belgium
Cornwall must be the best place on earth and i only just found out it had its own language!! I was born in cornwall and then moved to belgium 2 years ago! I miss cornwall so much and cant wait to go surfing at my fave beach perranporth!

ryan from chester
im in the army and im based in chester for 3 yrs i love surfing but is there anywere near chester that i can go please please let us no big love ry

Rich Harries, Cornwall
Newquay and the rest of cornwall has some great surfing days and the friendly atomosphere is also nice. There are different beaches many which enable learners to expirement

patrick boyd
Ive been to cornwall(mainly newquay) five years in a row and its an excellent place to go,the surf is always hot and you cant beat the waves,im going to new zealand this year and cant waitt o compare the surf.im going to miss cornwall but ill be back next year!!!!!!

lez hardcore
i know martin erents, he is my dt teacher and he be well cool

Debb / New York
Where's photos of Holywell Bay? Someone please take some. I miss my beach terribly.

Phil Wood
Over in New Zealand at the moment, some great waves but I miss my home breaks. Do n't know how I'll handle surfing in a wetsuit again!

Eloise Farrow Gloucestershire
hi,I love going to cornwall i've been going all my life and not missed one year of surf. I think it's like heaven on earth as I love surfing at Gwithian all the time when i'm at school I wish I was there. Roll on July.

joe smith/coverack
i was went 4 a bodyboardin setion and it was sooo good it was 5-6ft and clean and me and im m8 ed got deked hehe cos we r startin to pull airs but we cant quite make it YET!!!.IT WAS AWSOME!!!!

Stuart, England.
It's a great shame that some of you surfer types can't spell very well. It would be a good idea to spend more time at school and less time at the beach.

Pedro, Scarborough
I've been going to Newquay every summer for the past ten years and seen a gradual decline in the summer townsfolk over that period. The year before last I stayed at smugglers haven in Porth. Last year I went to Biarritz instead.

Wendy Nottingham
Great times bodyboarding at Gwithian. Cornwall is the best place on earth

Connor anson st eval
Nice waves out there the biggest i surfed is 7ft

calum foster perraporth
when i surf perranporth a few days back i had a bad wipe out and cut my leg open

Eggy
I live near Whitsandbay so i'm off to check it out now, bye!

Ben from leicester
i most often surf on hayle beach, in my oppinion it is completly understated, granted the majority of the time the surf is quite crappy and there is a lot of kooks in the water, but on a good day the surf is fantastic, the waves usually come in sets of 3 so you should be able to catch one n then u hav about 8 mins b4 another great set comes along.u have to have patience tho as you prob only get 1 good day in every 8. its grat if its clean, but wicked if its messy, last year i came up from under a wave and there was an eel on me board.lol. cheakit out.

Tom formally of Perran..
i miss the water already - cant wait to get back in. See you in the Watering Hole!

hinch ,porthtowan
best surf at high tide wen its 3-4 and howling offshore life couldnt be so gud

Ed B / Maroubra Sydney, NSW
Thinkin of checkin your pomme breaks this comin June ... can't believe you guys take sic snaps of yr surf spots and name 'em... hope theyre not too crowded mid-summer ! Cant "w8t" to hook up with Steph from Stockport too...rrrr! Is it full steamer in summer?

lucy lu x x x x x x x x x x thanet
im board at skool at da mo so i thought id say dat i tink cornwall is wel kool n cant wait 2 go der agen luv lucy lu x x x x

Chloe, Worcestershire
Great Pictures! You cant beat a bit of the ole' cornish surf! Trebarwith Strand also has great surf! Ive surfed there for the past 4 years and its rad!

mia ward ....... newcastle
i have moved up here from praa sands and i think you have got some good photos of the surf. i regularly go to cornwall and enjoy going surfing with ma dad and ma friend.i cant wait to go again this summer!! by the way i think this photo is ma dad at praa sands. but im not sure,it looks liek him anyways!!!

grace
i love surfin in cornwall, been going to newquay since i was a baby and love it there, havent been surfing that long, mainly bodyboarding and recently tryed surfing and love it. newquay is such an amazing place, has a fantastic atmosphere

Sam, London
Newquay from my experience has been fantastic. Brilliant fun, great people, friendly atmosphere. Cornish spirit and top waves.. can't wait to get back.

Tomo
Polzeath is great but to crowded. 10/10

james julian / brunel uni
these pics really show off cornwalls surf scene. i cant wait to come home to cornwall and get back out there. just hope there is surf at christmas

~*~mia~*~ from newcastle!
i was born in cornwall,i lived in germoe just up the road from praa sands for 10 yrs of my life and i think the surf in cornwall absolutely rocks !!! i am missin the surf now i live in newcastle and really enjoy it when i go to cornwall for my hols!!o and i think one of the surfy pics of praa sands is me dad!! xoxox wicked photos too!

Guy H
Ah Cornwall. I've had some of my best surfs at Lushingtons. Formerly of Porthtowan, now in NZ.

Luke Parker, Cornwall
yeh these are all amazing pictures of what cornish surf is all about but if you want more i recomend getting the chornish surf dvd 'land of saints' it shows just how good cornish surf and cornish surfers can get. 10 out of 10.

stephanie fennon stockport
i think surfin is really gr8 and cornwal looks gr8 for a place to surf and i really wanna go :d x x x x

Kevin
Great day surfing Polzeath

super from swansea uni
all these surf spots are all sooo clean! down my way we offer average surf withh the addition of floating nappies, beer kegs, dead sheep and traffic cones AND raw sewage! i'll be down in st.ives this spring break from the 10th april-makin the most of the clean sand and even cleaner waters.

oli sampson
i think that this pick is awsome look how much air this guy has got well done to this guy if he landed it

lloyd / bideford
When I surfed Watergate Bay 2 years ago it was one of the best surfs I have had in a long time.

The fraggle TORQUAY , DE
3-4 OFFSHORE PERFECT!

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