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Beach Safety

 

The following information provides an essential beach and sea safety guide for all water users. Knowledge of this guide may save your life. Remember that beach safety is an exercise of common sense.


Lifeguarded Beaches

 

Lifeguarded beaches operate a flag system to designate safer surfing and swimming areas. Water users MUST stay within the appropriate areas.

 

 

   

 

DANGER ! 

 

BEACH CLOSED. DO NOT ENTER OR APPROACH THE SURF WHEN YOU SEE THE RED FLAG FLYING.

 

 

   

BETWEEN FLAGS.

 

SWIMMERS, BOOGIE, BELLY AND BODY BOARDS AREA
(water craft under 5ft)

 

 

   

BETWEEN FAGS.

 

SURF BOARDS, WAVE SKIS, CANES AND WINDSURFERS.
(water craft over 5ft)

 

 

Water Currents and Rips

 

Rips can be primarily identified where wave are not breaking.
Always locate the rips before entering the water.
These "rips" must be avoided as they are the major cause of beach rescues.

 

To Escape a Rip Current

 

1.  Stay Calm.
2.  Stay with surf craft.
3.  Paddle or swim across the beach parallel to the shore.
Distress Signal :  One arm raised above head.


If you see anyone in trouble Dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
 

Click here to download Your Guide To RNLI Beach Safety

 

(PDF Document. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader available FREE from www.Adobe.com)

 
 

 

 
 

Picture drawn by Rhys Sycamore (Aged 5)

 
 
 

Tide Times

 

Due to copyright issues we are no longer able to issue Tide Tables direct (They want money!!)

 

Here is a link to Easytide

 

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/Easytide/EasyTide/

 

How to use this guide.

 

Select to closest port i.e. Padstow, Bude, Par, Penzance, Newquay etc. then click on the 'Predict' Button

 

 
 

 

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