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May 2-4th 2009, Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire.
The surf forecast looks great so competitors should have their work cut out on the Saturday with a solid swell forecast and light wsw > nw winds.
Anyone who knows fresh, knows that the rip can be an absolute 'bar steward' on bigger days, especially when surfing the beach but growing up there definitely improved my duck-diving skills so I'm grateful for that.
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This contest is invariably cursed with flat spells but last year seemed to buck the trend and this year looks all set to follow.
In the past we'd always have good surf in the week building up to the contest and it would always go flat for the weekend, much to the locals amusement.
I'll be out and about snapping and doing some filming, providing it doesn't pour down.
Wind Guru's prediction still looks good.
Here's the weekend weather forecast from our BBC Wales weatherman, Derek Brockway:
"Saturday a decent looking day. Dry with a good deal of sunshine. Temperatures 12 to 15 Celsius with light W/SW winds. Sea breezes.
On Saturday night a cold front may bring a few showers to North Wales. Elsewhere dry and cool. Lows around 3 Celsius inland with risk of ground frost.
Sunday dry with sunny spells.
Temperatures 11 to 14 Celsius with a light to moderate W-NW breeze.
Bank Holiday Monday a breezier day so feeling cooler. More cloud, especially in North Wales, perhaps a spot or two of rain otherwise dry. The best of the sunshine in the south and Southwest. Temperatures 11 to 14 Celsius with a fresh to strong W-SW wind".
Remember! You're not allowed to camp at Freshwater West as it's within a protected National Park area and with Harry Potter in town, the North end car park is also closed off. I expect the National Trust wardens will be checking the dunes regularly this weekend.
There's a camp site in the nearby village of Castlemartin though and another one next door to the Speculation Inn, which is on the junction as you turn off for the road to the beach.
Leave only footprints.
As surfers were at the front line of environmental awareness so let's respect the beach and take all rubbish home with us.
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