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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.

 

 

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Picture drawn by Rhys Sycamore (Aged 5)

The 2002 Tide Tables are currently under review, and we hope, will be up and running very soon.

 

How to use this guide.

 

All tide times and heights refer to Padstow Harbour.

 

(For other parts of Cornwall, add or subtract the time shown below)

Bude         -9 mins

Port Isaac    +11 mins

Newquay     +12 mins

 

 

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Disclaimer

These Tide Tables have been prepared with every possible care,

but Cornish-Links cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies.

 

Acknowledgements

These pages have been produced by Cornish-Links.

The Tidal information for Padstow is reproduced by permission of the UK Hydrographic Office

and the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown copyright reserved.

 

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