Kent coast
Surf Beaches
The coastline of Kent is unique, and because of this, we have 20+ surf spots, which vary in quality and conditions to be surfed from the north east Kent coastline down to East Sussex on the south coast. With this website, you will see some of the leading surf beaches of North Foreland mentioned. Still,
Botany Bay
Certainly one of the most picturesque beaches of Kent. It is not surfed greatly but offers some of the best rides in the area although it can be fickle and local knowledge is crucial. It is best surfed only mid to high and high to mid tide although you can still surf it at low
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Joss Bay
This is the first original surf beach of Kent and was the hub of surfing in the area from the 1960s until the late 1990s and offers sand bars, and chalk reefs. The beauty of Joss Bay is that it provides surf all stages of the tide. During high water, it can get very rippy
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Other Surf Beaches
The coastline of Kent is unique, and because of this, we have 20+ surf spots, and these vary in quality and conditions to be surfed. It would be irresponsible for us to describe all the spots and detail the conditions with which this break; however, that is the fun of surfing, to search and find.
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Ramsgate
This is an experienced surfing wave for those in the know. It offers on some swells barrels; it is an excellent short wave that runs along the side of the pier. A very strong local surfer environment that has a level of respect and a pecking order in larger swells. Recent years it has not
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Stone Bay
Known in the late ’80s for the place to head for on a big North East swell as it could hold the waves and provide protection. The likes of Ken Bishop, and Paul “The Bear” Watkins would be here on large swells in the late ’80s. In more recent times it has developed a reputation
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Viking Bay
Viking Bay is the central horseshoe-shaped bay of Broadstairs. It offered surfing waves for the majority of the tide and was first surfed in the 1960’s. It is predominantly as longboard surfing wave offering slow lefts and slightly faster right-hand waves during mid to low and low to mid tide. During high tide, the wave
Beach guide →The coastline of Kent is unique, and because of this, we have 20+ surf spots, which vary in quality and conditions to be surfed from the north east Kent coastline down to East Sussex on the south coast.
With this website, you will see some of the leading surf beaches of North Foreland mentioned. Still, we have purposely not included all the spots because crowds are becoming an issue, and this way, some surfers can still enjoy surfing empty or with only one other person out.
Use the navigation above to select the beaches featured on the site.