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Saunton Sands

Break: Beach
Skill level: Beginner
Best season: Autumn to winter
Crowds: High
Swell: W, NW, SW
Wind: E
Tide: All tides
Location: 51.1086, -4.2264

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Three-mile mellow beach south of Croyde. The classic UK longboard wave - gentle, sloping rights and lefts on most W swells.

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