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Surf, Sun, Sand and Snow at Ynyslas

Alan Cole — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:13:50 +0000

Just a few photos from around Ynyslas over the past week or so. Snow in the hills, sun in the sky, sand on the beach and surf on the beach. The surf was good again on Saturday morning, and I managed to get out for a morning session without feeling too cold.

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Winter Waves

Alan Cole — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:50:07 +0000

It was a bit of a shock to the system after 30ºC waters in the Philippines, but there was a nice little wave this morning, so it had to be done. Getting into and out of several layers of neoprene was probably more taxing than the surf itself, and negotiating the lethal frozen pebbles was...

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Dunes and Waves: Finding Calm Between Storms

Alan Cole — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:27:29 +0000

Views from the Dunes It might not feel like it this year, but there have been some breaks in the weather here and there. Enough, at least, for me to sit on top of “the dune” opposite our house a few days ago and take in the views. It’s nice at this time of the...

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Surf ‘n’ Turf

Alan Cole — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:45:54 +0000

This may be showing my age, but the University tagline used to be ‘Where the Mountains Meet the Sea’. It’s always nice therefore to have a day where I manage to get in the sea and then head off into the hills. Things have been a little quiet here since we returned from holiday. Anna...

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Surf Ski at Ynyslas

Alan Cole — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 16:21:44 +0000

The surf has been pretty good here these last few days. I need a new surfboard though – a surfboard suitable for a middle-aged man rather than the teenager boards that I’ve currently got. Don’t worry, one will be winging its way towards me soon. In the meantime I didn’t miss out too much as...

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Comfort Zone

Alan Cole — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:34:02 +0000

Today’s surf ski session was all about pushing the comfort zone. The waves in the video don’t look massive and by some standards they weren’t. However, they always look a little bigger when you are sat low in a surf ski in amongst them and with over 6m of heavy fibreglass essentially strapped to you...

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Cracking Waves at Ynyslas

Alan Cole — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:00:39 +0000

We had a fairly rare (for this time of year) calm day here at Ynyslas on Monday. Well, calm for here anyway with winds in the 10-20 knot range but they were blowing offshore and there was a lovely swell to go with it. A nice 3 foot swell peeling nicely off the sandbanks at...

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Grey Waves

Alan Cole — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:23:09 +0000

It’s that time of year between Christmas and New Year. We’re all at home, there’s loads of food to be eaten and there’s not much happening. This year it’s also pretty grey and uninteresting out there. Thursday was drizzly and still to start the day so I headed out for a nice easy run. I’ve...

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Swell Leftovers

Alan Cole — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:35:23 +0000

Yep, only 36 days until we’ll be eating leftovers from Christmas, but the surf gods delivered early this year. After an epic weekend of surf and loads of energy from the forces of nature, things were a little calmer on Monday morning. A much lighter offshore wind and some leftover swell. There was just enough...

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Mother Nature Showtime

Alan Cole — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:04:03 +0000

Mother Nature is putting on quite a show again this morning. Big Surf, 50 knot winds and a glorious sunrise. I couldn’t resist a few more photos. This post is therefore nothing but a few nice photos of the sea and the beach here at Ynyslas.

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