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The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth
Surf Break over rocky reef.
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Submitted by:
justal
Updated:
15th Apr 2004 |
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The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth
by: justal | |
The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth
by: justal | |
The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth
by: justal | |
The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth
by: justal | |
The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth
by: justal | |
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The Harbour Trap is the most well known and most consistent of the breaks in Aber. It is situated just to the North of the Harbour entrance. There's usually plenty of parking on the prom overlooking the break and access is gained either by paddling out from the concrete groyne on the beach, by wading around below the sea wall and then paddling around to the south end of the line-up, or, at high tide by jumping off the wooden jetty into the harbour mouth and letting the current from the rivers take you to the line-up.
The rocky reef of the Trap picks up any swell going, and results in fast, steep and (under the right conditions) hollow waves. Its possible to surf at most stages of the tide, but at extreme high tide, the wave can be badly affected by backwash from waves reflected off the sea wall.
(Those with a persuasion for boogie-boarding seem to have fun playing around on 'the Wedge' created by this phenomenon).
The waves break both left and right from a relatively small take off area. The left-hander is the longest and hollowest wave, but the right-handers can be fun too. The high-quality (for this area of the world) and consistency of this wave does mean that it gets crowded. Early morning dawn-patrols with no-one else out are well worth missing some sleep for though.
Other beaches in Aberystywyth include:
Bath Rocks, Aberystywth
Queens, Aberystywth
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Surf Conditions at The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth can be Excellent |
 
Buggying Conditions at The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth are Not Good |
Windsurfing Conditions at The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth are Not Good |
Kitesurfing Conditions at The Harbour Trap, Aberystwyth are Not Good |
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