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🇬🇧 Best surf spots in United Kingdom

169 spots ranked on five years of ERA5 wave, wind and sea temperature data.

Top spotSango Sands 69.3

Peak monthFebruary

Water13°C a 5/4 with boots and hood

Work all year102 of 169

Beginner spots78

Season in United Kingdom

Average share of clean days across all 169 spots, by month.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
11%	14%	13%	10%	4%	2%	1%	1%	4%	6%	12%	11%

Areas

Cornwall45 spots · top Porthcurno and Logan Rock 67.6 Devon18 spots · top Lynmouth 62.5 Pembrokeshire9 spots · top Marloes 58.5 Swansea9 spots · top Rhossili 54.8 Gwynedd7 spots · top Porth Ceiriad 33.9 Highland6 spots · top Sango Sands 69.3 East Sussex6 spots · top Birling gap 42.7 Coleraine6 spots · top East Strand 27.1 Dorset5 spots · top The Bill 47.5 North Yorkshire5 spots · top Admirals 39.9 West Sussex5 spots · top Shoreham 39.4 Bridgend4 spots · top Rest Bay 49.4 Kent4 spots · top Joss Bay 32.1 Ceredigion2 spots · top Llangrannog 52.3 Northumberland2 spots · top Bamburgh 44.0 Redcar and Cleveland2 spots · top Staithes 42.8 Aberdeen2 spots · top Nigg Bay 41.9 Scottish Borders2 spots · top Coldingham Bay 41.1 Isle of Wight2 spots · top Needles 40.6 South Tyneside2 spots · top South Shields 40.6 Bournemouth2 spots · top Bournemouth Pier 39.2 Akrotiri2 spots · top Shipwrecks 39.0 Aberdeenshire2 spots · top Fraserburgh 35.8 Norfolk2 spots · top Stone Groyne 33.6 Lincolnshire2 spots · top Jabba's 31.9 East Riding of Yorkshire2 spots · top Hornsea 30.5 Fife2 spots · top Kingsbarns 29.0 Moray1 spots · top Lossie East Beach 65.9 Argyll and Bute1 spots · top Machrihanish 51.6 Carmarthenshire1 spots · top Pembrey Beach 51.6 Neath Port Talbot1 spots · top Aberavon 47.8 North Tyneside1 spots · top Tynemouth (Longsands) 41.8 Cumbria1 spots · top The Point (isle of man) 40.0 Brighton and Hove1 spots · top Brighton (West Pier) 39.6 Hartlepool1 spots · top Seaton Carew 36.6 Torbay1 spots · top Preston Beach 33.1 Somerset1 spots · top Porlock Weir Somerset 31.5 Flintshire1 spots · top the Dee bore 27.6 Moyle1 spots · top Portballintrae 23.2

All 169 spots

#	Spot	Score	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Season	Level
1	Sango Sands Highland	69.3	90%	19%	1.6 m	10°C	rarely	Intermediate
2	Porthcurno and Logan Rock Cornwall	67.6	90%	13%	1.6 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
3	Sandwood Bay Highland	67.5	91%	17%	1.7 m	10°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
4	Polzeath Cornwall	67.3	88%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
5	Portreath Cornwall	67.2	88%	17%	1.7 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
6	Death Bay Cornwall	66.9	88%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
7	Torrisdale Bay Highland	66.8	89%	18%	1.5 m	10°C	rarely	Intermediate
8	Lundy Bay Cornwall	66.5	87%	21%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
9	Mother Ivey's (spot M) Cornwall	66.3	89%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
10	Boobies Cornwall	66.1	89%	19%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
11	Fistral Cornwall	65.9	88%	21%	1.4 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
12	Lossie East Beach Moray	65.9	86%	20%	1.2 m	10°C	Mar to Mar	Intermediate
13	The Cribber Cornwall	65.6	88%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
14	Treyarnon Cornwall	65.6	89%	19%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
15	Crantock Cornwall	65.5	88%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
16	Whitsand Bay Cornwall	65.5	87%	18%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
17	Strathy bay Highland	65.3	84%	19%	1.2 m	10°C	rarely	Intermediate
18	Harlyn Cornwall	65.2	88%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
19	Mousehole Reef Cornwall	64.9	86%	16%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
20	St Agnes Cornwall	64.9	87%	19%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
21	Towan Cornwall	64.9	87%	20%	1.4 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
22	Trebarwith Strand Cornwall	64.9	87%	18%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
23	Sennen Cornwall	64.8	89%	12%	1.5 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
24	Tolcarne, The Wedge Cornwall	64.7	87%	20%	1.3 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
25	Crackington Haven Cornwall	64.6	87%	18%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
26	Great Western Cornwall	64.6	87%	20%	1.3 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
27	Trevone Cornwall	64.4	86%	21%	1.3 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
28	Lusty Glaze Cornwall	64.1	86%	20%	1.3 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
29	Droskyn, Perranporth Cornwall	64.0	87%	17%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
30	Porth Beach Cornwall	64.0	87%	19%	1.3 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
31	Gwithian Cornwall	63.9	90%	15%	1.6 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
32	Porthleven Cornwall	63.9	89%	14%	1.5 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
33	Penhale Cornwall	63.5	88%	16%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
34	Watergate Cornwall	63.5	87%	18%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
35	Watergate Bay Cornwall	63.5	87%	18%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
36	Whipsiderry Cornwall	63.4	86%	19%	1.3 m	14°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
37	Chapel Porth Cornwall	63.3	87%	18%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
38	Porthtowan Cornwall	63.3	87%	18%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
39	Seaton Cornwall	63.3	86%	18%	1.3 m	14°C	Nov to Nov	Intermediate
40	Mawgan Porth Cornwall	63.2	87%	18%	1.3 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
41	Porthmeor Cornwall	63.0	89%	17%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
42	St. Ives harbour wall. Cornwall	63.0	89%	18%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
43	Breakwater Cornwall	62.7	89%	18%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
44	Lynmouth Devon	62.5	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
45	Coombesgate Beach Devon	61.8	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
46	Widemouth Bay Cornwall	61.7	86%	15%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
47	Thurso East Highland	61.6	76%	18%	1.0 m	10°C	Jan to Jan	Beginner
48	Hayle Rivermouth Cornwall	61.5	89%	16%	1.4 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
49	Milbrook Cornwall	61.5	85%	16%	1.3 m	13°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
50	Boneyards Devon	60.8	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
51	Crooklets Cornwall	60.7	86%	15%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
52	Croyde Devon	60.5	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
53	Wild Pear Beach Devon	60.5	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
54	Noahs Right Devon	60.4	87%	13%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
55	Down End Point Devon	59.9	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
56	Putsborough Beach Devon	59.7	86%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
57	Saunton Sands Devon	59.3	85%	14%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
58	Thurso beach Highland	59.3	74%	17%	0.9 m	10°C	Jan to Jan	Beginner
59	Westward Ho! Devon	58.7	86%	15%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
60	Marloes Pembrokeshire	58.5	87%	7%	1.6 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
61	Frainslake Sands Pembrokeshire	58.4	86%	8%	1.5 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
62	Fresh Water West Pembrokeshire	57.7	85%	8%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
63	Manorbier Pembrokeshire	57.7	86%	9%	1.5 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
64	Freshwater East Pembrokeshire	57.0	81%	9%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
65	Carbis Bay Cornwall	56.6	83%	17%	1.1 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
66	Rhossili Swansea	54.8	82%	7%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
67	Boiler Reef Swansea	53.6	76%	7%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
68	Falmouth Beaches (Gylly,Swanpool,Maenporth) Cornwall	53.4	75%	11%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
69	Whitesands Pembrokeshire	53.1	84%	4%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
70	Kennack Sands Cornwall	52.8	74%	8%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
71	Llangrannog Ceredigion	52.3	81%	9%	1.2 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
72	Slade Swansea	51.7	74%	8%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
73	Crab Island Swansea	51.6	74%	9%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
74	Llangennith Swansea	51.6	79%	7%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
75	Machrihanish Argyll and Bute	51.6	80%	5%	1.1 m	11°C	rarely	Intermediate
76	Pembrey Beach Carmarthenshire	51.6	80%	9%	1.2 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
77	Horton Swansea	50.8	72%	7%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
78	Langland bay Swansea	50.5	72%	9%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
79	Three cliffs Swansea	50.0	72%	8%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
80	Caswell Bay Swansea	49.4	71%	8%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
81	Rest Bay Bridgend	49.4	74%	9%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
82	Caerfai Bay Pembrokeshire	48.4	79%	4%	1.2 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
83	Aberavon Neath Port Talbot	47.8	71%	9%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
84	Ogmore Bridgend	47.7	73%	10%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
85	The Bill Dorset	47.5	81%	2%	1.2 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
86	Sker Bridgend	47.4	72%	9%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
87	Southerndown Bridgend	47.2	72%	10%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
88	Bamburgh Northumberland	44.0	81%	3%	1.0 m	10°C	rarely	Intermediate
89	Broadhaven (North) Pembrokeshire	43.1	73%	3%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
90	Newgale Pembrokeshire	43.1	73%	4%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
91	Staithes Redcar and Cleveland	42.8	76%	3%	0.9 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
92	Beer Point Devon	42.7	75%	2%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
93	Birling gap East Sussex	42.7	75%	1%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
94	Kimmeridge (The Ledges) Dorset	42.0	72%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
95	Kimmeridge Bay (Bench) Dorset	41.9	70%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
96	Nigg Bay Aberdeen	41.9	78%	1%	1.0 m	10°C	rarely	Intermediate
97	Tynemouth (Longsands) North Tyneside	41.8	72%	3%	0.9 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
98	Coldingham Bay Scottish Borders	41.1	76%	2%	0.9 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
99	Needles Isle of Wight	40.6	76%	2%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
100	South Shields South Tyneside	40.6	69%	3%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
101	Blyth Beach Northumberland	40.4	69%	3%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
102	Seaburn South Tyneside	40.0	68%	3%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
103	The Point (isle of man) Cumbria	40.0	78%	0%	1.2 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
104	Admirals North Yorkshire	39.9	73%	2%	0.9 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
105	Brighton (West Pier) Brighton and Hove	39.6	76%	1%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
106	Pease Bay Scottish Borders	39.6	76%	1%	0.9 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
107	Shoreham West Sussex	39.4	76%	1%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
108	Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth	39.2	72%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
109	Southbourne Dorset	39.2	71%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
110	Hot pipe West Sussex	39.1	76%	1%	1.0 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
111	Shipwrecks Akrotiri	39.0	48%	0%	0.6 m	23°C	rarely	Beginner
112	Bantham Devon	38.6	66%	1%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
113	Bantham Rivermouth Devon	38.6	65%	1%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
114	Boscombe Pier Bournemouth	38.6	71%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
115	Whitby Beach North Yorkshire	38.4	70%	2%	0.8 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
116	Mothecombe Devon	38.3	67%	1%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
117	Aberdeen Aberdeen	38.2	70%	1%	0.9 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
118	Challabrough Devon	38.1	64%	1%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
119	Compton Isle of Wight	38.0	70%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
120	Saltburn Redcar and Cleveland	37.3	63%	3%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
121	BoneYard Exmouth Devon	36.7	66%	1%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
122	East Witterings West Sussex	36.7	71%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
123	Seaton Carew Hartlepool	36.6	62%	3%	0.7 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
124	Bracklesham Bay West Sussex	36.5	69%	2%	0.9 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
125	North bay North Yorkshire	36.0	67%	2%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
126	The Trap - Aberystwyth Ceredigion	35.9	55%	2%	0.7 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
127	Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire	35.8	67%	1%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
128	Thurlestone Devon	35.6	60%	1%	0.8 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
129	Thurlsestone Devon	35.4	59%	1%	0.7 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
130	Highcliffe Dorset	34.9	67%	2%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
131	West Wittering West Sussex	34.6	67%	2%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
132	South Bay North Yorkshire	34.5	64%	2%	0.8 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
133	Curium Beach Akrotiri	34.0	48%	0%	0.6 m	23°C	rarely	Beginner
134	Porth Ceiriad Gwynedd	33.9	68%	0%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
135	Sandend Aberdeenshire	33.9	63%	1%	0.7 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
136	Cayton Bay North Yorkshire	33.6	63%	2%	0.7 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
137	Stone Groyne Norfolk	33.6	79%	1%	1.0 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
138	Preston Beach Torbay	33.1	59%	1%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
139	East Runton Norfolk	33.0	75%	1%	0.9 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
140	Llwyngwril Gwynedd	32.9	55%	3%	0.7 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
141	Joss Bay Kent	32.1	71%	0%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
142	Jabba's Lincolnshire	31.9	73%	2%	0.9 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
143	Jeffs left Gwynedd	31.8	56%	2%	0.7 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
144	Porlock Weir Somerset Somerset	31.5	55%	1%	0.7 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
145	Tywyn Gwynedd	31.2	55%	2%	0.7 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
146	Sutton on sea Lincolnshire	31.0	72%	2%	0.8 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
147	Hornsea East Riding of Yorkshire	30.5	64%	2%	0.8 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
148	Eastbourne East Sussex	29.9	59%	0%	0.7 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
149	Folkestone East Cliff Sands Kent	29.9	59%	0%	0.7 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
150	Hells Mouth Gwynedd	29.5	60%	0%	0.8 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
151	Aberdaron Gwynedd	29.0	55%	0%	0.7 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
152	Kingsbarns Fife	29.0	51%	1%	0.6 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
153	Hastings pier East Sussex	28.6	62%	0%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
154	Bexhill East Sussex	28.2	62%	0%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
155	Broadstairs Kent	28.1	65%	0%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
156	the Dee bore Flintshire	27.6	51%	2%	0.6 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
157	East Strand Coleraine	27.1	44%	0%	0.5 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
158	The Wall Kent	27.0	63%	0%	0.8 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
159	Portrush Coleraine	26.5	44%	0%	0.5 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
160	Stamco East Sussex	26.0	58%	0%	0.7 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
161	West Strand Coleraine	25.2	40%	0%	0.5 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
162	Camber sands East Sussex	24.5	54%	0%	0.7 m	14°C	rarely	Beginner
163	Portballintrae Moyle	23.2	35%	0%	0.5 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
164	St Andrews East Sands Fife	22.9	44%	1%	0.6 m	10°C	rarely	Beginner
165	White Rocks Coleraine	22.6	31%	0%	0.4 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
166	Skerrys East Riding of Yorkshire	17.2	39%	0%	0.5 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
167	Castlerock Coleraine	16.6	28%	0%	0.4 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner
168	Abersoch Gwynedd	15.5	39%	0%	0.5 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
169	Portstewart Coleraine	13.5	26%	0%	0.4 m	11°C	rarely	Beginner

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