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Benone| Description | Benone offers 10 miles of peaks - pure bliss! There are no hazards, but the site does get busy in summer. Benone is Suitable for all levels of paddler from beginner - intermediate - advanced. There is a car park and toilets at the beach and a hostel near by. | | Access Points | Location: Off the A2 from Coleraine or Limavady. Access: Past Benowe Holiday Complex. Take signs for the beach | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 717-362
Break type: Shifting Peaks
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Average
Ride Length: Good
Swell Size: All
Ideal Swell Direction: North
Ideal Wind direction: South
Ideal Tide: Mid -high
Quality (1-5): 2
Frequency/Consistency (1-5): 2 |
Black Rock| Description | Surf at Black Rock Goes tends to go a bit hollow, there ae underlying rocks which cause a hazard. The site gets busy in summer and is suitable for the intermediate - advanced paddler. Local facilities include car park and toilets with the town just a few minutes walk away. | | Access Points | Location: South west end of West Strand. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 855-404
Break type: Point left
Bottom type: Sand covered rock
Direction: Lefts
Power: Average
Ride Length: Short
Swell Size: Up to 8’
Ideal swell direction: North
Ideal wind direction: South
Ideal tide: Mid to high
Quality (1-5) : 4
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 2 |
Castlerock| Description | Castlerock is nice when it’s working, there are no hazards, but the site does get busy in the summer. The surf is suitable for all levels of paddler from beginner - intermediate - advanced. Castlerock Town is only a few minutes walk away. | | Access Points | Location: Castlerock town off the A2 from Coleraine or Limavady. Access: Via carpark and along the beach | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 774362
Break type: Sandbar / jetty
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights
Power: Average to good
Ride Length: Good
Swell Size: 3-6’
Ideal Swell Direction: North
Ideal Wind direction: South
Ideal Tide: Mid tide
Quality (1-5): 3
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 3 |
East Strand| Description | The East Strand site does hold a big wave. this can cause hazards as the heavy waves become big with strong rips. The site gets busy in summer and is suitable for intermediate - advanced paddlers. There is a car park and toilets close to the site and the town is just a short walk away. | | Access Points | Location: North facing beach on east side of Portrush town. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 864-405
Break type: Shifting peaks
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Average to powerful
Ride Length :Aaverage
Swell Size: All
Ideal Swell Direction: North
Ideal Wind direction: South West
Ideal Tide: All
Quality (1-5): 4
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 3 |
Portballintrae| Description | Portballintrae works when nowehere else does! There are rocks which present a hazard. The site is busy in the summer and is suitable for Intermediate to advanced paddlers. There is a car park and toilets located near by. | | Access Points | Location: North west facing beach to the nort east of Portballintrae near Bushmills. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 929-425
Break type: Shifting peaks
Bottom type : Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Average
Ride length: Average
Swell size: Up to 8’
Ideal swell direction: North
Ideal wind direction: South east
Ideal tide: Low to mid
Quality (1-5): 3
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 3 |
Portstewart Strand| Description | The waves at Portstewart strand are quite gentle and there are no hazards, it's a great site for beginners but it does get busy in the summer. There is a car park and toilets at the site and the town is just a short walk away. | | Access Points | Location: South west end of Portstewart town. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 810-367
Break type: Shifting peaks
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Weak to average
Ride Length: Average to good
Swell Size: Up to 8’
Ideal Swell Direction: North west
Ideal Wind direction: South East
Ideal Tide: High
Quality (1-5) : 2
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 3 |
West Strand| Description | The waves at West Strand are bigger than those on the East Strand, there are no hazards, but the site does get busy in the summer. The West strand is suitable for all levels from beginner – intermediate - advanced. There is a car park and toilets near by with town facilities just a few minutes walk away. | | Access Points | Location: West facing beach running from Portrush Harbour. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 855-404
Break type: Shifting peaks
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Average
Ride length: Average to good
Swell size: All
Ideal swell direction: North
Ideal wind direction: South East
Ideal tide: Low to Mid
Quality (1-5) : 3
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 3 |
White Park Bay| Description | White Park Bay is a bit of a hike from the car and rocks can be a hazard. the site gets busy in the summer and is suitable for the intermediate to advanced paddler. Local facilities include a car park and hostel. | | Access Points | Location: Off the A2 between Bushmills and Ballycastle. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 013-438
Break type: Shifting peaks
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Average
Ride length: Average
Swell size: All
Ideal swell direction: North
Ideal wind direction: South
Ideal tide: Mid to high
Quality (1-5) : 3
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 2 |
White Rocks| Description | The surf at White Rocks is quite consistent - there are shifting rips, but no major hazards watch out for rocks at high tide! The site gets busy in summer and is suitable for all levels of paddler from beginner – intermediate - advanced. There is a car park and toilets near by. | | Access Points | Location: Off the A2 from Portrush to Bushmills. Near the turn off for the B62 TO Ballymoney. Access: Via beach carpark | | Extra Info | Grid Ref: 883-407
Break type: Shifting peaks
Bottom type: Sand
Direction: Rights and lefts
Power: Average to powerful
Ride length: Average to good
Swell size: All
Ideal swell direction: North
Ideal wind direction: South
Ideal tide: All
Quality (1-5) : 3
Frequency/ Consistency (1-5): 4 |
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