Devon Windsurfing beaches

The beach guide has 18 windsurfing beaches listed in Devon. Check here for all windsurfing beaches in the UK

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  1. Bigbury on Sea Beach

  A large, sandy beach, with plenty of facilities, located between the rivers Avon and Erme in South Devon. Safe swimming, rock pools and the intriguing Burgh Island, which can be accessed via a causeway at low tide, or a unique 'sea tractor'…
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  2. Hope Cove

  Hope Cove consists of two sandy bays, Inner and Outer Hope. As the name suggests Inner Hope is more sheltered and is actually home to a small harbour tucked away behind the rocks at the northern end.
  The twin beaches back onto the…
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  3. Bigbury on Sea (South) Beach

  This award-winning beach near Kingsbridge in South Devon is a popular destination for families and watersports enthusiasts alike, and it's not difficult to see why. Bigbury-on-Sea offers the visitor a good stretch of clean, golden sand,…
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  4. Woolacombe Beach

  Award-winning Woolacombe Beach is widely recognised as one of the best beaches in the UK. Located on the North Devon coast, between Croyde and Ilfracombe, the 3-mile sandy beach is…
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  5. Mouthwell Sands Beach

  Mouthwell Sands is a small, family-friendly beach on the northern side of the picturesque fishing village of Hope Cove. A stream runs down the beach that is very popular with children who will love spending the day splashing about in it…
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  6. Thurlestone Beach (North)

  Thurlestone Beach is actually two distinct beaches separated by a rocky outcrop.

  To the north is a smaller beach which is adjacent to Thurlestone Golf Club in and south of the outcrop a bigger beach that sits on the coast in the…
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  7. Putsborough Sands Beach

  Putsborough Sands is a large sandy beach that forms the southern section of Woolacombe Sands. Popular with surfers, especially longboarders, Putsborough is the only beach in the area to have some protection from south and south-westerly…
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  8. Slapton Sands Beach

  Despite the name Slapton Sands this long arc of beach is in fact largely shingle and pebble. However, this does little to affect its popularity and undeniably pretty scenery. The coastline here has been designated as an "Area of Outstanding…
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  9. Strete Gate Beach

  Strete Gate Beach is located at the very start of a long, coastal spit that stretches to Torcross and beyond. A wide, shingle beach with a car park and nudists on the northern end in summer. Access via Slapton.
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  10. Seaton Beach

  Seaton Bay, with its mile-long pebble beach, sits right on the edge of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO world heritage site. The beach (whose pebbles are protected), is backed by steep…
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  11. Sidmouth Beach

  The attractive Victorian resort of Sidmouth lies on the coast about 15 miles from Exeter. The main beach on the town's sea-front is largely made up of hand-sized pebbles above the shoreline.

  At low tide a strip of rich red sand…
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  12. Babbacombe Beach

  Just east of Torquay, around the heavily wooded headland, is a different world to the bright lights and marinas of Torbay. Here you will find several little coves, the first, and arguably prettiest, of them is Babbacombe beach. The beach…
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  13. Westward Ho! Beach

  Facing westwards into Bideford Bay, Surfers and swimmers, kayakers, and paddle boarders will love this long sandy stretch of sand. The main beach is backed by the grassland of Northam Burrows Country Park and the imaginatively named…
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  14. Exmouth Beach

  Often described as the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coach, Exmouth's two miles of sand are ideal for water sports. This includes boat trips, kayaking, kite surfing, stand-up paddle-boarding, swimming, and windsurfing:…
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  15. Mill Bay

  A stunning, privately owned beach at the mouth of the Salcombe estuary. Golden sand, clean, safe swimming and rock pools. There is a small car park at the beach, or access it using the East Portlemouth ferry from Salcombe.
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  16. Budleigh Salterton Beach

  The two kilometers of immediately recognizable pebbles that make up Budleigh Salterton's beach mark the western start of Devon's Jurassic Coast. Part of this ancient World Heritage…
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  17. Slapton Sands - Monument Beach

  The name of this beach, which lies on the Devon coast between Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, is somewhat misleading, as it consists of a 3-mile stretch of shingle rather than sand. Slapton Sands itself is actually a good example of a coastal…
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  18. Hele Bay

  Hele Bay is a sand and shingle cove situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, adjacent to the Hillsborough Nature Reserve. There are rock pools on both sides of the beach at low tide. Parking and all facilities are within easy…