We've all seen Mick Fanning's close encounter with a big shark and it made me realise how appropriate the name of this website is, but local surfers can potentially enjoy a similar close encounter with (harmless to humans) sharks at the Witterings. Watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-25YdTu...

The Deans Beach and Environment Volunteers was set up by one of the original Brighton SAS crew and they do a beach clean on the first Sunday in each month, alternating between Ovingdean, Rottingdean and Saltdean. Tomorrow it's at Ovingdean at 11am and will include the Big Lunch family picnic at 1230...

According to this report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32739655 Lancing Beach Green - much used by kitesurfers and sometimes by surfers - is likely to fail new bathing water standards. It'll probably be because of polluted water coming through combined sewers or flowing off the roads...

Gemma - you might want to start here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/BRIGHTON ... 8550808397

I returned there this summer for a family holiday and lucked out renting a flat with a view of one of the area's top spots. The owner is a friendly US surfer (Justin) who's married to a Spanish woman. There are loads of surf spots to choose from including reef, river mouth and beach breaks. There's ...

I just downloaded the Aperto UK tides Android app and it looks pretty good. Has got sunrise and sunset times on as well. And it's free.

You only have to look at wannasurf.com to see the anger a site like this can unleash.

Just got back from Portugal and used these blokes: http://www.globalsurfschool.com/en/index.php . They are based at a long beach south of Peniche called Praia Areia Branca. They were great. Mrs Shredhead and Sprog Shredhead had lessons nearly every day. The instructor was very professional, safety c...

Norfolk's actually ok, especially da North Shore, that gets swell from the Arctic. I'm tempted to nominate Brighton, but we all know that's untrue. The NW coast from the Mersey upwards must be pretty dire as little swell gets that far up the Irish Sea. A lot of west coast of Scotland is in the swell...

Thanks southcoastdavid, I'll check them out.