🏴 Westward Ho! (North Devon)
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Best directionW
Wind speed15–28kt
SeasonYear-round
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterWaves + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A long, dune-backed North Devon beach fully exposed to the Atlantic — one of England's most reliably windy stretches of coast.
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Getting thereNorth Devon coast, about 1.5 hours northwest of Exeter International Airport (EXT) via the A39 Atlantic Highway. A car is mandatory for heavy gear; a…
HazardsA genuinely large tidal range here, confirmed directly against local tide-chart data rather than the extreme regional figure applied out of context: typical…
Best time of dayTwo hours around low-to-mid tide, exposing an ultra-wide, flat sandy arena and softening the pebble ridge shorebreak. Afternoon…
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