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Continent:	Europe
Country:	England (UK)
Next Big City (Airport):	Manchester
Next Town:	Blackpool
Latitude:	53.759
Longitude:	-3.046
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Rooms - Parking

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Near Beaches
Starrgate (2.03 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Small Wave (< 1m) Ainsdale-on-Sea (16.79 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop Medium Wave (1-3m) Ainsdale (Formby) (16.85 km) Best Direction: N SW WSW W WNW NW NNW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Fleetwood (18.39 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m)	Hazards: - Animals - Currents - Shells

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: - High Tide - Coming Tide - Falling Tide

At South Shore on a low better as at St. Annes, as the tide comes closer to the shore, and this is the popular (and suggested) launching spot for local kitesurfers.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	- Bystanders	Beach crowds: - April - May - June - July - August

Just sand, from smooth as glass to deep soft sand depending on wind and tides.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit	Summer: - Shorty - Normal Wetsuit

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit	Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit

Cold water, drysuit or thick wetsuit needed.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	- March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- N - ENE - E - SW - WSW - W - WNW - NW - NNW	Main Direction: - WSW - W - WNW - NW

The wind is onshore or sideonshore 90% of the time. Offshore can be good but varies a lot. From 5-50+mph possible, but usually a nice medium 15-25 knots.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

Get on the M6, aim for Blackpool. When you hit the water, turn left and drive south to South Shore and look for kites in the air.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

No Information

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Nightlife

Good nightlife and cheap hotels in Blackpool. Pretty ladies in St Annes and Lytham.

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