Saltburn for the Weekend

The UK Pro Surf Tour gets under way this weekend, with the first event up at Saltburn. Forecast is looking just a tad flat but a well run event should be fun for all and there'll be a good buzz about town this weekend.

Getting there: A174 from the Boro to Saltburn seafront. Park down the hill at the surf shop & pier. Popular centre of surfing in N. Yorks. This is a fairly weak beach-break, with the better peaks focussed around the pier, which you can jump off to avoid a paddle out. They take swell from most directions, and like southwest winds. Pretty handy and there's a surf shop by the pier. As busy as you'd expect.

"Heading east down the beach to the Ship Inn, on the A174, you'll find Penny Hole; quality beach-break left and rights (with some hollow lined up lefts often the best pick). Across the channel from this, under the cliffs and receiving their protection from easterly wind, is a right-hand reef/point off the Saltburn Scar. Expect to see it work well on south to southeast breezes and solid northeast swells. 2-8ft plus. Advanced.

Try Coatham Sands up past Redcar for a low power beach-break option in south winds and any east swell. On the way up, seek out the Redcar Scars, location of some steep but rare reef break peaks for advanced surfers.

Down south, Skinningrove can host a fickle right-hand reef, and some beach-break peaks, all working best on a southerly wind."

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