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I regularly get asked by other web sites if I can add a link to there site from thebigchill, I dont want to get to a stage when I have hundreds of links, so I will only be adding the best here, I will only add links that I think will be of interest to the users of this site or from sites that have supported this site.
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A site dedicated to recording surfing in Brighton (and way beyond) in all it's glory. |
| UK Surfing Sites | |
| Site for surfing in Brighton and Hove, Sussex, South Coast UK | |
| Mellowwave | Site for Mellowwave surfboards who are based in Wittering west Sussex. Some historical stuff and interesting links to other surfing sites. |
| Cold Water Soul | Uk surfing E-Zine based in south Wales |
| East Coast Surf | Site for Norfolk and East Anglia |
| Croyde Bay Surf Cam | Daily pictures of the surf at Croyde Bay and Saunton sands by Steve at the Little Pink Shop. |
| Surfing Waves | This site is aimed at Beginners everything you need to know |
| SwellChaser | |
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Weather and Surf Prediction |
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| BBC Weather | Cant really go wrong with the old favourite |
| Shipping forecast | Swiftly followed by the shipping forecast |
| Pressure Charts 24hr, 36hr, 48hr, 72hr | North Atlantic and North Sea Pressure Charts for up to 3 days ahead |
| Tides | Predicts High and Low tides time and heights for up to 7 days. |
| From these first four links you should be able to gather all the info you need to find out if your going surfing anytime soon, but if you need a little more help here's a few more. | |
| North sea swell model | The Norwegian oceanographic society operate these swell models for the north sea, I have found them to be more accurate than other models but only predict up to 3 days. |
| MagicSeaWeed | Excellent surf prediction site, but be aware that the date for the south east is obtained from the Greenwich Light ship which is located of the Sussex coast, therefore these readings often don't correspond to conditions in the North Sea. |
| SurfSystem | Predicts surf for all over UK and also predicts for Joss Bay. |
| NearShore wave data Folkestone |
This buoy is located about one mile of shore from Folkestone has some useful data including mean wave direction and archived data. |
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World surf sites |
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| Surf NZ | The definitive guide for Kent surfers favourite destination. |
| Alan Weisbecker | He's at the end of the road the bottom of central America, site for the author of 'In search of captain zero' and 'Cosmic Banditos'. |
| World Surf Links | Comprehensive list of links to surfing sites courtesy of Motor Mania |
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Surf Skate Shops |
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| Revolution Skate Park | Kents no 1 indoor skate park and skate/surf shop, indoor climbing center and cafe. |
| Ocean Sports | Hove West Sussex stock boards wetsuits clothing etc |
| Small Planet | Longboarding specialist in Hove West Sussex |
| Shore Watersports | East Wittering West Sussex, stock all your regular surfing gear |
| Joss Bay Surf hire and school | Thanets only official surf school, BSA qualified instructor. |
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Kent and Local Interest Sites |
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| Joss Bay | The local government site for Joss Bay |
| Broadstairs | An excellent personal site for Broadstairs. With whats on guides, and local history. |
| Thanet Coast Project | The Thanet coast is included on the list of the best wildlife sites in Europe on this website you can find information about how the coastline is managed and the work of the project, which was set up in June 2001 to safeguard the wildlife and the coastlines' unique features. |
| The South East Marine Programme | The South East Marine Programme is a partnership promoting marine conservation in South East England. |
| YourCountyKent | Online news for Kent. |
| HerneBayWhitstable | Personal website with some interesting local stuff for Whitstable and Herne Bay. |
| Whitstablescene | All sorts of local interest stuff for Kent and Whitstable, including interesting article on the Maunsell Sea Forts |
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North Sea Surfing Sites |
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| NorthWaveSurfing | Site for surfing in belgium, its just across the water and looks like they get some nice waves over there. |
| NorthSeaSurf | North sea surf, nice pictures from some where up north |
| Fluid Concept | The Scarborough based Online Surf Shop Online- Surfboards, Wetsuits, Surf Reports, Surfing Pictures and More |
| Surfing on the Island of Terschelling | This site about surfing, climate, waves, spots, population and more on the Dutch island of Terschelling. |
| Runton Surfriders | Site for Norfolk and particularly focusing on the Runton scene |
| Surf Holland | Site for surfing in Holland mainly in dutch |
| Surfen In Der Nordsee | Dutch site for surfing in theNorth Sea and Baltic |
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Surf Schools |
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| Surfing Croyde Bay | Nigel Cross has set up a surf school at Croyde, there set up and packages are pretty impressive, they are really taking things to the next level for all abilities. The instructors are some of the most experienced surfers in the UK, these guys really do know what they are doing. |
| Joss Bay Surf hire and school | Thanets only official surf school, BSA qualified instructor. |
| Study Spanish and Surf | Learn Spanish and Surf ! Spanish Language Schools offering intensive Spanish language combined with surfing lessons. Learn to speak Spanish as you surf some of the best waves on the Planet! Study Spanish abroad in Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico Spain or Costa Rica surfing ! |
Our Friends Sites |
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| Sennefer Hotel | Authentic egyptian accomadation close to the valley of the nobels on Luxors west bank |
| Thomas Haskett Illustrations | Tom (Nine Six) has just sent me a link to his website, Tom is an illustrator, the site is a portfolio of his work, not surf related but impresive stuff anyhow. |