Withn can be an OK break if you know where to go. The best spot is scarrys, a small pebble reef break just south of the castle. There is also a good sandbar about 1 mile south of scarrys that sometimes works on a mid to high tide (near the shally park). Also there are a few good sandbars further north where the conrete slips meet the cliffs but as they are sandbars they do tend to move around. I have seen Withn work well and there are a few locals who are always in when it's good. Look out for those breakwaters and be careful of rips!
You just have to wait untill a bit of low pressure comes, then you will see the 4 to 5 foot sets breaking out. Now it's messy with a lot of shorebrake .
Had a squint down here when Scarbrough was 3' and here was about 1-2'. The best spots were just south of the castle type thing and just north where the road loops back inland. Northerly swells seemed to produce reasonable lefts if you had a longboard. The water is, er, very brown - possibly from the Humber. 100% crowd free absolutely guaranteed... Just get all those jabs first.
Had a squint down here when Scarbrough was 3' and here was about 1-2'. The best spots were just south of the castle type thing and just north where the road loops back inland. Northerly swells seemed to produce reasonable lefts if you had a longboard. The water is, er, very brown - possibly from the Humber. 100% crowd free absolutely guaranteed... Just get all those jabs first.
It's not as bad as people say, I'm writing this review from Sydneys northern beaches, and have ridden the same quality of wave back home in withernsea but the big swells are more constant (every other day) in oz. Too many people bad mouth Withernsea's waves but when it does get big only the locals can handle it.
I have lived in Withernsea all my life and now I have to move and you realise how much you miss it untill it has gone, but the good thing about it is that i have got loads of mates there and I am always at theirs, i think Withernsea a is a good spot for beginners even though if you like it rough then if you come in winter it is about 4-6ft but rough, the best spot is scerry's coz there is a rock reef there and now it is getting good at the south of withernsea just were the breakwaters finis because there is a man made reef there but it has been covered over by sand so it ok to board there now. if you like a crowd then i would come down in the summer whenall the tourists are down. if you like shore beak then I would come here.
Virtually anywhere from the south beach at Brid all the way down to Spurn Point can work well on the right swell. A lot relies on how the previous weather has left the sand bars, you can get a good break one day and come back later with a similar swell and the break has gone.
No bay effect (obviously) so small swell = small waves, pack a log or a fish for a trip to this stretch of coast.
I have been riding here for nearly ten years, and it's not too bad. You may have to wait for five weeks between swells but when it does come scarrys can produce some nice left handers usually about 3-4 ft. on 03/04/03 we got a beefy 5-6 ft clean with makeable barrells (good session)!
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