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Surf Travel Guide: Harlyn Bay, Cornwall Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Harlyn Bay, Cornwall

Harlyn Bay is Padstow's sheltered north facing wave, a storm proof option when the rest of Cornwall blows out, with hollow lows and family sand.

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Kitesurf Travel Guide: Shoreham, West Sussex Surf Spots

Kitesurf Travel Guide: Shoreham, West Sussex

Shoreham Beach is a West Sussex shingle spit with a reliable summer sea breeze, winter swell, and one of the south coast's steadiest kite launches.

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Surf Travel Guide: Barra, Outer Hebrides Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Barra, Outer Hebrides

Barra is the Outer Hebrides' most overlooked surf island, with reef breaks, a beach runway, Atlantic swell, and almost no one else in the water.

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Kitesurf Travel Guide: Huguenot Park, Florida Surf Spots

Kitesurf Travel Guide: Huguenot Park, Florida

Huguenot Park is Jacksonville kitesurfing at a river mouth, with a flat water lagoon, oyster hazards, and a hard won exemption from a Florida law.

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Surf Travel Guide: Pismo Beach, California Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Pismo Beach, California

Pismo and Avila Beach offer California Central Coast surf for every level, from a sheltered beginner bay to reef breaks when south swells arrive.

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Surf Travel Guide: Long Beach, Washington Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Long Beach, Washington

Long Beach, Washington has a real, often overlooked surf break on a 28 mile Pacific beach, with winter swell, big tides, and almost no crowd.

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Surf Travel Guide: Vazon Bay, Guernsey Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Vazon Bay, Guernsey

Vazon Bay is Guernsey's underrated surf beach: huge Channel Island tides, a lively surf school and waves most UK travelers still never find.

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Surf and Kitesurf Guide: Druridge Bay, England Surf Spots

Surf and Kitesurf Guide: Druridge Bay, England

Druridge Bay is Northumberland's empty, underrated surf and kite beach: wide open dunes, almost no crowds and a real winter groundswell.

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Surf and Kitesurf Guide: Pendine Sands, Wales Surf Spots

Surf and Kitesurf Guide: Pendine Sands, Wales

Pendine Sands trades the busy Welsh surf crowds for seven miles of open sand, land speed history and an underrated kite and surf beach.

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Surf Travel Guide: South Haven, Michigan Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: South Haven, Michigan

South Haven proves Lake Michigan surfing is real: fall storm swells, cold water and a tiny freshwater surf scene most surfers never find.

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Surf and Kitesurf Guide: Port Aransas, Texas Surf Spots

Surf and Kitesurf Guide: Port Aransas, Texas

Port Aransas pairs winter Gulf Coast surf with steady sea breeze kiting, an underrated Mustang Island combo most surf guides still overlook.

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Surf Travel Guide: Shelter Cove, California Surf Spots

Surf Travel Guide: Shelter Cove, California

Shelter Cove is the Lost Coast's hidden surf town: mellow waves, cold water and one of California's most remote, underrated surf breaks.

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