Bournemouth
A major south-coast resort with accessible, condition-dependent surf around its beaches and piers.
Choose a beach
Explore the south coast's principal surf destinations.
Boscombe Pier
A well-known Bournemouth-area surf location with seafront facilities and easy town access.
Kimmeridge Bay
A reef and ledge setting on the Jurassic Coast where rocks, access and local knowledge matter.
Swanage
A sheltered resort beach that needs a particular swell direction to produce worthwhile surf.
Highcliffe
A cliff-backed beach near Christchurch with occasional south-coast surf and shifting banks.
Southbourne
A broad Bournemouth-area beach offering more room away from the central resort.
East Wittering
One of the south coast's established surf beaches, with village facilities and multiple peaks.
West Wittering
A spacious sandy beach better known for general watersports but capable of small surf.
Bracklesham Bay
An open south-coast beach where banks, tide and short-lived swell determine the session.
Shoreham
A condition-dependent Sussex break where harbour structures, tide and local knowledge matter.
Brighton
An urban south-coast surf option with extensive facilities but highly variable wave quality.
Eastbourne
A resort coastline that can produce waves during suitable Channel swell and wind combinations.
Joss Bay
Kent's best-known surf beach, with a compact bay and established seasonal activity.
Compton Bay
The Isle of Wight's principal exposed surf beach, with open swell and a natural cliff-backed setting.
Freshwater Bay
A scenic island bay with a mixed bottom and surf that demands awareness of rocks and tide.
Shanklin
An accessible east-island resort beach that needs the right Channel conditions.