Author Archives: Debbie
PORTH MEAR A little known inlet beach right next to the Coast Path between Porthcothan and Park Head The car park at Porthcothan is 7.3kms south of Padstow on the B3276 coast road to Newquay. The Coast Path is almost directly opposite the entrance to the car park going past the village store and involves […]
Plunging wave at Trevone bay Waves travel with little change across the vast expanses of the open ocean, but eventually all waves must reach shore. As a wave approaches the coast, it becomes shorter in length and more abrupt, increasing its height. Friction with the bottom causes the trough of the wave to disappear, the […]