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Surfing in Levanto, Ligure, ITALY is much the same as trying to ice skate on a tarmac car park. Described by the Cinque Terre Online web site as the surfing capital of Italy “attracting surfers from all over Europe”, it is pretty much the same as any Mediterranean beach the Mediterranean side of Tarifa in Spain.

Well worth a visit for the comedy store selling Quiksilver and Billabong boardies for 80€ a throw though, with “zero discounte per Inglese”. If you need boardies (even if you are Italian), the Quiksilver shop in Turin has a far better range at half the price and yes, they do give a discount to the English.

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Yesterday a mate pointed out a surfing web site he had found scouring the net, http://www.waveindex.co.uk thats reports to give you the best waves depending on wind and swell direction, and the area of the UK you are headed. I’m not so sure it uses any massive formula, and spat Croyde out at me (which isn’t so much of a great guess, or the second answer, Saunton Sands right next to it; I used to live at these places).
But it advertises Saltrock clothing, and offers some other valuable advice to beginners such as always holding your surfboard. Could do with adding forecasts for Tarifa, Mundaca, Biarritz, Cabreton, Hossegor, La Saizie and Quiberon for me though.

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